What is the Least Common Multiple of 33148 and 33160?

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 33148 and 33160 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33148 and 33160, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33148,33160) = 4
LCM(33148,33160) = ( 33148 × 33160) / 4
LCM(33148,33160) = 1099187680 / 4
LCM(33148,33160) = 274796920

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33148 and 33160 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33148 and 33160. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33148 and 33160.

Prime Factorization of 33148

Prime Factorization of 33160

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33148 and 33160.

LCM(33148,33160) = 2³ × 8287¹ × 5¹ × 829¹
LCM(33148,33160) = 274796920