What is the Least Common Multiple of 33526 and 33544?

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 33526 and 33544 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33526 and 33544, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33526,33544) = 2
LCM(33526,33544) = ( 33526 × 33544) / 2
LCM(33526,33544) = 1124596144 / 2
LCM(33526,33544) = 562298072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33526 and 33544 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33526 and 33544. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33526 and 33544.

Prime Factorization of 33526

Prime Factorization of 33544

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33526 and 33544.

LCM(33526,33544) = 2³ × 16763¹ × 7¹ × 599¹
LCM(33526,33544) = 562298072