What is the Least Common Multiple of 33156 and 33162?

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 33156 and 33162 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33156 and 33162, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33156,33162) = 6
LCM(33156,33162) = ( 33156 × 33162) / 6
LCM(33156,33162) = 1099519272 / 6
LCM(33156,33162) = 183253212

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33156 and 33162 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33156 and 33162. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33156 and 33162.

Prime Factorization of 33156

Prime Factorization of 33162

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33156 and 33162.

LCM(33156,33162) = 2² × 3³ × 307¹ × 5527¹
LCM(33156,33162) = 183253212