What is the Least Common Multiple of 33951 and 33958?

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 33951 and 33958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33951 and 33958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33951,33958) = 1
LCM(33951,33958) = ( 33951 × 33958) / 1
LCM(33951,33958) = 1152908058 / 1
LCM(33951,33958) = 1152908058

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33951 and 33958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33951 and 33958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33951 and 33958.

Prime Factorization of 33951

Prime Factorization of 33958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33951 and 33958.

LCM(33951,33958) = 3¹ × 11317¹ × 2¹ × 16979¹
LCM(33951,33958) = 1152908058