What is the Least Common Multiple of 33626 and 33636?

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 33626 and 33636 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33626 and 33636, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33626,33636) = 2
LCM(33626,33636) = ( 33626 × 33636) / 2
LCM(33626,33636) = 1131044136 / 2
LCM(33626,33636) = 565522068

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33626 and 33636 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33626 and 33636. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33626 and 33636.

Prime Factorization of 33626

Prime Factorization of 33636

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33626 and 33636.

LCM(33626,33636) = 2² × 17¹ × 23¹ × 43¹ × 3¹ × 2803¹
LCM(33626,33636) = 565522068