What is the Least Common Multiple of 33442 and 33448?

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 33442 and 33448 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33442 and 33448, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33442,33448) = 2
LCM(33442,33448) = ( 33442 × 33448) / 2
LCM(33442,33448) = 1118568016 / 2
LCM(33442,33448) = 559284008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33442 and 33448 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33442 and 33448. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33442 and 33448.

Prime Factorization of 33442

Prime Factorization of 33448

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33442 and 33448.

LCM(33442,33448) = 2³ × 23¹ × 727¹ × 37¹ × 113¹
LCM(33442,33448) = 559284008