What is the Least Common Multiple of 33736 and 33748?

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 33736 and 33748 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33736 and 33748, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33736,33748) = 4
LCM(33736,33748) = ( 33736 × 33748) / 4
LCM(33736,33748) = 1138522528 / 4
LCM(33736,33748) = 284630632

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33736 and 33748 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33736 and 33748. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33736 and 33748.

Prime Factorization of 33736

Prime Factorization of 33748

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33736 and 33748.

LCM(33736,33748) = 2³ × 4217¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 59¹
LCM(33736,33748) = 284630632