What is the Least Common Multiple of 33578 and 33598?

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 33578 and 33598 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33578 and 33598, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33578,33598) = 2
LCM(33578,33598) = ( 33578 × 33598) / 2
LCM(33578,33598) = 1128153644 / 2
LCM(33578,33598) = 564076822

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33578 and 33598 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33578 and 33598. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33578 and 33598.

Prime Factorization of 33578

Prime Factorization of 33598

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33578 and 33598.

LCM(33578,33598) = 2¹ × 103¹ × 163¹ × 107¹ × 157¹
LCM(33578,33598) = 564076822