What is the Least Common Multiple of 33455 and 33460?

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 33455 and 33460 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33455 and 33460, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33455,33460) = 5
LCM(33455,33460) = ( 33455 × 33460) / 5
LCM(33455,33460) = 1119404300 / 5
LCM(33455,33460) = 223880860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33455 and 33460 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33455 and 33460. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33455 and 33460.

Prime Factorization of 33455

Prime Factorization of 33460

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33455 and 33460.

LCM(33455,33460) = 5¹ × 6691¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 239¹
LCM(33455,33460) = 223880860