What is the Least Common Multiple of 33942 and 33953?

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 33942 and 33953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33942 and 33953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33942,33953) = 1
LCM(33942,33953) = ( 33942 × 33953) / 1
LCM(33942,33953) = 1152432726 / 1
LCM(33942,33953) = 1152432726

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33942 and 33953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33942 and 33953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33942 and 33953.

Prime Factorization of 33942

Prime Factorization of 33953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33942 and 33953.

LCM(33942,33953) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5657¹ × 19¹ × 1787¹
LCM(33942,33953) = 1152432726