What is the Least Common Multiple of 33662 and 33666?

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 33662 and 33666 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33662 and 33666, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33662,33666) = 2
LCM(33662,33666) = ( 33662 × 33666) / 2
LCM(33662,33666) = 1133264892 / 2
LCM(33662,33666) = 566632446

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33662 and 33666 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33662 and 33666. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33662 and 33666.

Prime Factorization of 33662

Prime Factorization of 33666

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33662 and 33666.

LCM(33662,33666) = 2¹ × 16831¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 181¹
LCM(33662,33666) = 566632446