What is the Least Common Multiple of 33296 and 33308?

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 33296 and 33308 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33296 and 33308, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33296,33308) = 4
LCM(33296,33308) = ( 33296 × 33308) / 4
LCM(33296,33308) = 1109023168 / 4
LCM(33296,33308) = 277255792

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33296 and 33308 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33296 and 33308. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33296 and 33308.

Prime Factorization of 33296

Prime Factorization of 33308

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33296 and 33308.

LCM(33296,33308) = 2⁴ × 2081¹ × 11¹ × 757¹
LCM(33296,33308) = 277255792