What is the Least Common Multiple of 33462 and 33468?

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 33462 and 33468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33462 and 33468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33462,33468) = 6
LCM(33462,33468) = ( 33462 × 33468) / 6
LCM(33462,33468) = 1119906216 / 6
LCM(33462,33468) = 186651036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33462 and 33468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33462 and 33468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33462 and 33468.

Prime Factorization of 33462

Prime Factorization of 33468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33462 and 33468.

LCM(33462,33468) = 2² × 3² × 11¹ × 13² × 2789¹
LCM(33462,33468) = 186651036