What is the Least Common Multiple of 33248 and 33268?

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 33248 and 33268 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33248 and 33268, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33248,33268) = 4
LCM(33248,33268) = ( 33248 × 33268) / 4
LCM(33248,33268) = 1106094464 / 4
LCM(33248,33268) = 276523616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33248 and 33268 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33248 and 33268. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33248 and 33268.

Prime Factorization of 33248

Prime Factorization of 33268

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33248 and 33268.

LCM(33248,33268) = 2⁵ × 1039¹ × 8317¹
LCM(33248,33268) = 276523616