What is the Least Common Multiple of 33816 and 33831?

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 33816 and 33831 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33816 and 33831, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33816,33831) = 3
LCM(33816,33831) = ( 33816 × 33831) / 3
LCM(33816,33831) = 1144029096 / 3
LCM(33816,33831) = 381343032

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33816 and 33831 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33816 and 33831. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33816 and 33831.

Prime Factorization of 33816

Prime Factorization of 33831

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33816 and 33831.

LCM(33816,33831) = 2³ × 3³ × 1409¹ × 7¹ × 179¹
LCM(33816,33831) = 381343032