What is the Least Common Multiple of 33904 and 33917?

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 33904 and 33917 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33904 and 33917, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33904,33917) = 13
LCM(33904,33917) = ( 33904 × 33917) / 13
LCM(33904,33917) = 1149921968 / 13
LCM(33904,33917) = 88455536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33904 and 33917 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33904 and 33917. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33904 and 33917.

Prime Factorization of 33904

Prime Factorization of 33917

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33904 and 33917.

LCM(33904,33917) = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 163¹ × 2609¹
LCM(33904,33917) = 88455536