What is the Least Common Multiple of 33356 and 33362?

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 33356 and 33362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33356 and 33362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33356,33362) = 2
LCM(33356,33362) = ( 33356 × 33362) / 2
LCM(33356,33362) = 1112822872 / 2
LCM(33356,33362) = 556411436

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33356 and 33362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33356 and 33362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33356 and 33362.

Prime Factorization of 33356

Prime Factorization of 33362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33356 and 33362.

LCM(33356,33362) = 2² × 31¹ × 269¹ × 7¹ × 2383¹
LCM(33356,33362) = 556411436