What is the Least Common Multiple of 33986 and 33994?

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 33986 and 33994 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33986 and 33994, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33986,33994) = 2
LCM(33986,33994) = ( 33986 × 33994) / 2
LCM(33986,33994) = 1155320084 / 2
LCM(33986,33994) = 577660042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33986 and 33994 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33986 and 33994. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33986 and 33994.

Prime Factorization of 33986

Prime Factorization of 33994

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33986 and 33994.

LCM(33986,33994) = 2¹ × 16993¹ × 23¹ × 739¹
LCM(33986,33994) = 577660042