What is the Least Common Multiple of 33672 and 33685?

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 33685 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 33685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33672,33685) = 1
LCM(33672,33685) = ( 33672 × 33685) / 1
LCM(33672,33685) = 1134241320 / 1
LCM(33672,33685) = 1134241320

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33672 and 33685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33672 and 33685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33672 and 33685.

Prime Factorization of 33672

Prime Factorization of 33685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33672 and 33685.

LCM(33672,33685) = 2³ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 61¹ × 5¹ × 6737¹
LCM(33672,33685) = 1134241320