What is the Least Common Multiple of 33992 and 34002?

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 33992 and 34002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33992 and 34002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33992,34002) = 2
LCM(33992,34002) = ( 33992 × 34002) / 2
LCM(33992,34002) = 1155795984 / 2
LCM(33992,34002) = 577897992

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33992 and 34002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33992 and 34002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33992 and 34002.

Prime Factorization of 33992

Prime Factorization of 34002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33992 and 34002.

LCM(33992,34002) = 2³ × 7¹ × 607¹ × 3² × 1889¹
LCM(33992,34002) = 577897992