What is the Least Common Multiple of 33700 and 33705?

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 33700 and 33705 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33700 and 33705, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33700,33705) = 5
LCM(33700,33705) = ( 33700 × 33705) / 5
LCM(33700,33705) = 1135858500 / 5
LCM(33700,33705) = 227171700

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33700 and 33705 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33700 and 33705. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33700 and 33705.

Prime Factorization of 33700

Prime Factorization of 33705

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33700 and 33705.

LCM(33700,33705) = 2² × 5² × 337¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 107¹
LCM(33700,33705) = 227171700