What is the Least Common Multiple of 33036 and 33040?

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 33036 and 33040 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33036 and 33040, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33036,33040) = 4
LCM(33036,33040) = ( 33036 × 33040) / 4
LCM(33036,33040) = 1091509440 / 4
LCM(33036,33040) = 272877360

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33036 and 33040 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33036 and 33040. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33036 and 33040.

Prime Factorization of 33036

Prime Factorization of 33040

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33036 and 33040.

LCM(33036,33040) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 2753¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 59¹
LCM(33036,33040) = 272877360