What is the Least Common Multiple of 33988 and 33992?

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 33988 and 33992 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33988 and 33992, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33988,33992) = 4
LCM(33988,33992) = ( 33988 × 33992) / 4
LCM(33988,33992) = 1155320096 / 4
LCM(33988,33992) = 288830024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33988 and 33992 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33988 and 33992. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33988 and 33992.

Prime Factorization of 33988

Prime Factorization of 33992

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33988 and 33992.

LCM(33988,33992) = 2³ × 29¹ × 293¹ × 7¹ × 607¹
LCM(33988,33992) = 288830024