What is the Least Common Multiple of 33980 and 33996?

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 33980 and 33996 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33980 and 33996, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33980,33996) = 4
LCM(33980,33996) = ( 33980 × 33996) / 4
LCM(33980,33996) = 1155184080 / 4
LCM(33980,33996) = 288796020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33980 and 33996 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33980 and 33996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33980 and 33996.

Prime Factorization of 33980

Prime Factorization of 33996

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33980 and 33996.

LCM(33980,33996) = 2² × 5¹ × 1699¹ × 3¹ × 2833¹
LCM(33980,33996) = 288796020