What is the Least Common Multiple of 33215 and 33228?

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 33215 and 33228 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33215 and 33228, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33215,33228) = 13
LCM(33215,33228) = ( 33215 × 33228) / 13
LCM(33215,33228) = 1103668020 / 13
LCM(33215,33228) = 84897540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33215 and 33228 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33215 and 33228. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33215 and 33228.

Prime Factorization of 33215

Prime Factorization of 33228

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33215 and 33228.

LCM(33215,33228) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 73¹ × 2² × 3² × 71¹
LCM(33215,33228) = 84897540