What is the Least Common Multiple of 33742 and 33747?

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 33742 and 33747 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33742 and 33747, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33742,33747) = 1
LCM(33742,33747) = ( 33742 × 33747) / 1
LCM(33742,33747) = 1138691274 / 1
LCM(33742,33747) = 1138691274

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33742 and 33747 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33742 and 33747. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33742 and 33747.

Prime Factorization of 33742

Prime Factorization of 33747

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33742 and 33747.

LCM(33742,33747) = 2¹ × 16871¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1607¹
LCM(33742,33747) = 1138691274