What is the Least Common Multiple of 33857 and 33873?

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 33857 and 33873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33857 and 33873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33857,33873) = 1
LCM(33857,33873) = ( 33857 × 33873) / 1
LCM(33857,33873) = 1146838161 / 1
LCM(33857,33873) = 1146838161

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33857 and 33873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33857 and 33873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33857 and 33873.

Prime Factorization of 33857

Prime Factorization of 33873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33857 and 33873.

LCM(33857,33873) = 33857¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1613¹
LCM(33857,33873) = 1146838161