What is the Least Common Multiple of 33458 and 33471?

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 33458 and 33471 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33458 and 33471, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33458,33471) = 1
LCM(33458,33471) = ( 33458 × 33471) / 1
LCM(33458,33471) = 1119872718 / 1
LCM(33458,33471) = 1119872718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33458 and 33471 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33458 and 33471. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33458 and 33471.

Prime Factorization of 33458

Prime Factorization of 33471

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33458 and 33471.

LCM(33458,33471) = 2¹ × 16729¹ × 3² × 3719¹
LCM(33458,33471) = 1119872718