What is the Least Common Multiple of 33490 and 33496?

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 33490 and 33496 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33490 and 33496, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33490,33496) = 2
LCM(33490,33496) = ( 33490 × 33496) / 2
LCM(33490,33496) = 1121781040 / 2
LCM(33490,33496) = 560890520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33490 and 33496 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33490 and 33496. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33490 and 33496.

Prime Factorization of 33490

Prime Factorization of 33496

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33490 and 33496.

LCM(33490,33496) = 2³ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 197¹ × 53¹ × 79¹
LCM(33490,33496) = 560890520