What is the Least Common Multiple of 33116 and 33132?

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 33116 and 33132 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33116 and 33132, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33116,33132) = 4
LCM(33116,33132) = ( 33116 × 33132) / 4
LCM(33116,33132) = 1097199312 / 4
LCM(33116,33132) = 274299828

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33116 and 33132 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33116 and 33132. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33116 and 33132.

Prime Factorization of 33116

Prime Factorization of 33132

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33116 and 33132.

LCM(33116,33132) = 2² × 17¹ × 487¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 251¹
LCM(33116,33132) = 274299828