What is the Least Common Multiple of 33428 and 33446?

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 33428 and 33446 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33428 and 33446, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33428,33446) = 2
LCM(33428,33446) = ( 33428 × 33446) / 2
LCM(33428,33446) = 1118032888 / 2
LCM(33428,33446) = 559016444

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33428 and 33446 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33428 and 33446. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33428 and 33446.

Prime Factorization of 33428

Prime Factorization of 33446

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33428 and 33446.

LCM(33428,33446) = 2² × 61¹ × 137¹ × 7¹ × 2389¹
LCM(33428,33446) = 559016444