What is the Least Common Multiple of 33957 and 33977?

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 33957 and 33977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33957 and 33977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33957,33977) = 1
LCM(33957,33977) = ( 33957 × 33977) / 1
LCM(33957,33977) = 1153756989 / 1
LCM(33957,33977) = 1153756989

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33957 and 33977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33957 and 33977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33957 and 33977.

Prime Factorization of 33957

Prime Factorization of 33977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33957 and 33977.

LCM(33957,33977) = 3² × 7³ × 11¹ × 61¹ × 557¹
LCM(33957,33977) = 1153756989