What is the Least Common Multiple of 33846 and 33850?

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 33846 and 33850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33846 and 33850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33846,33850) = 2
LCM(33846,33850) = ( 33846 × 33850) / 2
LCM(33846,33850) = 1145687100 / 2
LCM(33846,33850) = 572843550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33846 and 33850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33846 and 33850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33846 and 33850.

Prime Factorization of 33846

Prime Factorization of 33850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33846 and 33850.

LCM(33846,33850) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5641¹ × 5² × 677¹
LCM(33846,33850) = 572843550