What is the Least Common Multiple of 33993 and 34011?

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 33993 and 34011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33993 and 34011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33993,34011) = 9
LCM(33993,34011) = ( 33993 × 34011) / 9
LCM(33993,34011) = 1156135923 / 9
LCM(33993,34011) = 128459547

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33993 and 34011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33993 and 34011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33993 and 34011.

Prime Factorization of 33993

Prime Factorization of 34011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33993 and 34011.

LCM(33993,34011) = 3³ × 1259¹ × 3779¹
LCM(33993,34011) = 128459547