What is the Least Common Multiple of 33159 and 33166?

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 33159 and 33166 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33159 and 33166, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33159,33166) = 7
LCM(33159,33166) = ( 33159 × 33166) / 7
LCM(33159,33166) = 1099751394 / 7
LCM(33159,33166) = 157107342

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33159 and 33166 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33159 and 33166. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33159 and 33166.

Prime Factorization of 33159

Prime Factorization of 33166

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33159 and 33166.

LCM(33159,33166) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1579¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 103¹
LCM(33159,33166) = 157107342