What is the Least Common Multiple of 33491 and 33508?

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 33491 and 33508 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33491 and 33508, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33491,33508) = 1
LCM(33491,33508) = ( 33491 × 33508) / 1
LCM(33491,33508) = 1122216428 / 1
LCM(33491,33508) = 1122216428

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33491 and 33508 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33491 and 33508. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33491 and 33508.

Prime Factorization of 33491

Prime Factorization of 33508

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33491 and 33508.

LCM(33491,33508) = 107¹ × 313¹ × 2² × 8377¹
LCM(33491,33508) = 1122216428