What is the Least Common Multiple of 33132 and 33136?

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 33132 and 33136 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33132 and 33136, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33132,33136) = 4
LCM(33132,33136) = ( 33132 × 33136) / 4
LCM(33132,33136) = 1097861952 / 4
LCM(33132,33136) = 274465488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33132 and 33136 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33132 and 33136. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33132 and 33136.

Prime Factorization of 33132

Prime Factorization of 33136

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33132 and 33136.

LCM(33132,33136) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 251¹ × 19¹ × 109¹
LCM(33132,33136) = 274465488