What is the Least Common Multiple of 33422 and 33434?

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 33422 and 33434 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33422 and 33434, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33422,33434) = 2
LCM(33422,33434) = ( 33422 × 33434) / 2
LCM(33422,33434) = 1117431148 / 2
LCM(33422,33434) = 558715574

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33422 and 33434 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33422 and 33434. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33422 and 33434.

Prime Factorization of 33422

Prime Factorization of 33434

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33422 and 33434.

LCM(33422,33434) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 983¹ × 73¹ × 229¹
LCM(33422,33434) = 558715574