What is the Least Common Multiple of 33838 and 33853?

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 33838 and 33853 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33838 and 33853, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33838,33853) = 1
LCM(33838,33853) = ( 33838 × 33853) / 1
LCM(33838,33853) = 1145517814 / 1
LCM(33838,33853) = 1145517814

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33838 and 33853 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33838 and 33853. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33838 and 33853.

Prime Factorization of 33838

Prime Factorization of 33853

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33838 and 33853.

LCM(33838,33853) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2417¹ × 97¹ × 349¹
LCM(33838,33853) = 1145517814