What is the Least Common Multiple of 33162 and 33180?

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 33162 and 33180 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33162 and 33180, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33162,33180) = 6
LCM(33162,33180) = ( 33162 × 33180) / 6
LCM(33162,33180) = 1100315160 / 6
LCM(33162,33180) = 183385860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33162 and 33180 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33162 and 33180. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33162 and 33180.

Prime Factorization of 33162

Prime Factorization of 33180

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33162 and 33180.

LCM(33162,33180) = 2² × 3¹ × 5527¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 79¹
LCM(33162,33180) = 183385860