What is the Least Common Multiple of 33973 and 33984?

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 33973 and 33984 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33973 and 33984, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33973,33984) = 1
LCM(33973,33984) = ( 33973 × 33984) / 1
LCM(33973,33984) = 1154538432 / 1
LCM(33973,33984) = 1154538432

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33973 and 33984 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33973 and 33984. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33973 and 33984.

Prime Factorization of 33973

Prime Factorization of 33984

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33973 and 33984.

LCM(33973,33984) = 53¹ × 641¹ × 2⁶ × 3² × 59¹
LCM(33973,33984) = 1154538432