What is the Least Common Multiple of 33859 and 33866?

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 33859 and 33866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33859 and 33866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33859,33866) = 7
LCM(33859,33866) = ( 33859 × 33866) / 7
LCM(33859,33866) = 1146668894 / 7
LCM(33859,33866) = 163809842

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33859 and 33866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33859 and 33866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33859 and 33866.

Prime Factorization of 33859

Prime Factorization of 33866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33859 and 33866.

LCM(33859,33866) = 7² × 691¹ × 2¹ × 41¹ × 59¹
LCM(33859,33866) = 163809842