What is the Least Common Multiple of 33964 and 33979?

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 33964 and 33979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33964 and 33979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33964,33979) = 1
LCM(33964,33979) = ( 33964 × 33979) / 1
LCM(33964,33979) = 1154062756 / 1
LCM(33964,33979) = 1154062756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33964 and 33979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33964 and 33979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33964 and 33979.

Prime Factorization of 33964

Prime Factorization of 33979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33964 and 33979.

LCM(33964,33979) = 2² × 7¹ × 1213¹ × 11¹ × 3089¹
LCM(33964,33979) = 1154062756