What is the Least Common Multiple of 33860 and 33878?

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 33860 and 33878 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33860 and 33878, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33860,33878) = 2
LCM(33860,33878) = ( 33860 × 33878) / 2
LCM(33860,33878) = 1147109080 / 2
LCM(33860,33878) = 573554540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33860 and 33878 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33860 and 33878. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33860 and 33878.

Prime Factorization of 33860

Prime Factorization of 33878

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33860 and 33878.

LCM(33860,33878) = 2² × 5¹ × 1693¹ × 13¹ × 1303¹
LCM(33860,33878) = 573554540