What is the Least Common Multiple of 33844 and 33864?

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 33844 and 33864 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33844 and 33864, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33844,33864) = 4
LCM(33844,33864) = ( 33844 × 33864) / 4
LCM(33844,33864) = 1146093216 / 4
LCM(33844,33864) = 286523304

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33844 and 33864 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33844 and 33864. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33844 and 33864.

Prime Factorization of 33844

Prime Factorization of 33864

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33844 and 33864.

LCM(33844,33864) = 2³ × 8461¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 83¹
LCM(33844,33864) = 286523304