What is the Least Common Multiple of 33836 and 33842?

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 33836 and 33842 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33836 and 33842, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33836,33842) = 2
LCM(33836,33842) = ( 33836 × 33842) / 2
LCM(33836,33842) = 1145077912 / 2
LCM(33836,33842) = 572538956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33836 and 33842 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33836 and 33842. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33836 and 33842.

Prime Factorization of 33836

Prime Factorization of 33842

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33836 and 33842.

LCM(33836,33842) = 2² × 11¹ × 769¹ × 16921¹
LCM(33836,33842) = 572538956