What is the Least Common Multiple of 33831 and 33849?

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 33831 and 33849 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33831 and 33849, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33831,33849) = 9
LCM(33831,33849) = ( 33831 × 33849) / 9
LCM(33831,33849) = 1145145519 / 9
LCM(33831,33849) = 127238391

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33831 and 33849 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33831 and 33849. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33831 and 33849.

Prime Factorization of 33831

Prime Factorization of 33849

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33831 and 33849.

LCM(33831,33849) = 3³ × 7¹ × 179¹ × 3761¹
LCM(33831,33849) = 127238391