What is the Least Common Multiple of 33965 and 33985?

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 33965 and 33985 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33965 and 33985, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33965,33985) = 5
LCM(33965,33985) = ( 33965 × 33985) / 5
LCM(33965,33985) = 1154300525 / 5
LCM(33965,33985) = 230860105

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33965 and 33985 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33965 and 33985. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33965 and 33985.

Prime Factorization of 33965

Prime Factorization of 33985

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33965 and 33985.

LCM(33965,33985) = 5¹ × 6793¹ × 7¹ × 971¹
LCM(33965,33985) = 230860105