What is the Least Common Multiple of 33848 and 33854?

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 33848 and 33854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33848 and 33854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33848,33854) = 2
LCM(33848,33854) = ( 33848 × 33854) / 2
LCM(33848,33854) = 1145890192 / 2
LCM(33848,33854) = 572945096

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33848 and 33854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33848 and 33854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33848 and 33854.

Prime Factorization of 33848

Prime Factorization of 33854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33848 and 33854.

LCM(33848,33854) = 2³ × 4231¹ × 16927¹
LCM(33848,33854) = 572945096