What is the Least Common Multiple of 33994 and 34008?

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 33994 and 34008 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33994 and 34008, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33994,34008) = 2
LCM(33994,34008) = ( 33994 × 34008) / 2
LCM(33994,34008) = 1156067952 / 2
LCM(33994,34008) = 578033976

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33994 and 34008 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33994 and 34008. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33994 and 34008.

Prime Factorization of 33994

Prime Factorization of 34008

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33994 and 34008.

LCM(33994,34008) = 2³ × 23¹ × 739¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 109¹
LCM(33994,34008) = 578033976