What is the Least Common Multiple of 33040 and 33044?

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 33040 and 33044 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33040 and 33044, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33040,33044) = 4
LCM(33040,33044) = ( 33040 × 33044) / 4
LCM(33040,33044) = 1091773760 / 4
LCM(33040,33044) = 272943440

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33040 and 33044 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33040 and 33044. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33040 and 33044.

Prime Factorization of 33040

Prime Factorization of 33044

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33040 and 33044.

LCM(33040,33044) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 59¹ × 11¹ × 751¹
LCM(33040,33044) = 272943440