What is the Least Common Multiple of 33643 and 33662?

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 33643 and 33662 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33643 and 33662, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33643,33662) = 1
LCM(33643,33662) = ( 33643 × 33662) / 1
LCM(33643,33662) = 1132490666 / 1
LCM(33643,33662) = 1132490666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33643 and 33662 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33643 and 33662. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33643 and 33662.

Prime Factorization of 33643

Prime Factorization of 33662

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33643 and 33662.

LCM(33643,33662) = 17¹ × 1979¹ × 2¹ × 16831¹
LCM(33643,33662) = 1132490666