What is the Least Common Multiple of 33104 and 33116?

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 33104 and 33116 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33104 and 33116, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33104,33116) = 4
LCM(33104,33116) = ( 33104 × 33116) / 4
LCM(33104,33116) = 1096272064 / 4
LCM(33104,33116) = 274068016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33104 and 33116 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33104 and 33116. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33104 and 33116.

Prime Factorization of 33104

Prime Factorization of 33116

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33104 and 33116.

LCM(33104,33116) = 2⁴ × 2069¹ × 17¹ × 487¹
LCM(33104,33116) = 274068016