What is the Least Common Multiple of 33920 and 33926?

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 33920 and 33926 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33920 and 33926, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33920,33926) = 2
LCM(33920,33926) = ( 33920 × 33926) / 2
LCM(33920,33926) = 1150769920 / 2
LCM(33920,33926) = 575384960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33920 and 33926 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33920 and 33926. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33920 and 33926.

Prime Factorization of 33920

Prime Factorization of 33926

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33920 and 33926.

LCM(33920,33926) = 2⁷ × 5¹ × 53¹ × 16963¹
LCM(33920,33926) = 575384960