What is the Least Common Multiple of 33942 and 33961?

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 33961 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 33961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33942,33961) = 1
LCM(33942,33961) = ( 33942 × 33961) / 1
LCM(33942,33961) = 1152704262 / 1
LCM(33942,33961) = 1152704262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33942 and 33961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33942 and 33961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33942 and 33961.

Prime Factorization of 33942

Prime Factorization of 33961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33942 and 33961.

LCM(33942,33961) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5657¹ × 33961¹
LCM(33942,33961) = 1152704262