What is the Least Common Multiple of 33988 and 33995?

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 33995 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 33995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33988,33995) = 1
LCM(33988,33995) = ( 33988 × 33995) / 1
LCM(33988,33995) = 1155422060 / 1
LCM(33988,33995) = 1155422060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33988 and 33995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33988 and 33995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33988 and 33995.

Prime Factorization of 33988

Prime Factorization of 33995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33988 and 33995.

LCM(33988,33995) = 2² × 29¹ × 293¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 523¹
LCM(33988,33995) = 1155422060