What is the Least Common Multiple of 33672 and 33678?

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 33672 and 33678 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33672 and 33678, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33672,33678) = 6
LCM(33672,33678) = ( 33672 × 33678) / 6
LCM(33672,33678) = 1134005616 / 6
LCM(33672,33678) = 189000936

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33672 and 33678 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33672 and 33678. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33672 and 33678.

Prime Factorization of 33672

Prime Factorization of 33678

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33672 and 33678.

LCM(33672,33678) = 2³ × 3² × 23¹ × 61¹ × 1871¹
LCM(33672,33678) = 189000936