What is the Least Common Multiple of 33918 and 33937?

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 33918 and 33937 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33918 and 33937, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33918,33937) = 1
LCM(33918,33937) = ( 33918 × 33937) / 1
LCM(33918,33937) = 1151075166 / 1
LCM(33918,33937) = 1151075166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33918 and 33937 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33918 and 33937. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33918 and 33937.

Prime Factorization of 33918

Prime Factorization of 33937

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33918 and 33937.

LCM(33918,33937) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5653¹ × 33937¹
LCM(33918,33937) = 1151075166