What is the Least Common Multiple of 33020 and 33028?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 33020 and 33028 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33020 and 33028, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33020,33028) = 4
LCM(33020,33028) = ( 33020 × 33028) / 4
LCM(33020,33028) = 1090584560 / 4
LCM(33020,33028) = 272646140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33020 and 33028 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33020 and 33028. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33020 and 33028.

Prime Factorization of 33020

Prime Factorization of 33028

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33020 and 33028.

LCM(33020,33028) = 2² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 127¹ × 23¹ × 359¹
LCM(33020,33028) = 272646140