What is the Least Common Multiple of 33685 and 33697?

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 33685 and 33697 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33685 and 33697, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33685,33697) = 1
LCM(33685,33697) = ( 33685 × 33697) / 1
LCM(33685,33697) = 1135083445 / 1
LCM(33685,33697) = 1135083445

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33685 and 33697 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33685 and 33697. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33685 and 33697.

Prime Factorization of 33685

Prime Factorization of 33697

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33685 and 33697.

LCM(33685,33697) = 5¹ × 6737¹ × 31¹ × 1087¹
LCM(33685,33697) = 1135083445