What is the Least Common Multiple of 33522 and 33534?

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 33522 and 33534 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33522 and 33534, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33522,33534) = 6
LCM(33522,33534) = ( 33522 × 33534) / 6
LCM(33522,33534) = 1124126748 / 6
LCM(33522,33534) = 187354458

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33522 and 33534 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33522 and 33534. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33522 and 33534.

Prime Factorization of 33522

Prime Factorization of 33534

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33522 and 33534.

LCM(33522,33534) = 2¹ × 3⁶ × 37¹ × 151¹ × 23¹
LCM(33522,33534) = 187354458