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What is the Least Common Multiple of 65994 and 66002?

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 (LCM) of 65994 and 66002 is 2177867994.

LCM(65994,66002) = 2177867994

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Least Common Multiple of 65994 and 66002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65994 and 66002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65994,66002) = 2
LCM(65994,66002) = ( 65994 × 66002) / 2
LCM(65994,66002) = 4355735988 / 2
LCM(65994,66002) = 2177867994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65994 and 66002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65994 and 66002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65994 and 66002.

Prime Factorization of 65994

Prime factors of 65994 are 2, 3, 17, 647. Prime factorization of 65994 in exponential form is:

65994 = 21 × 31 × 171 × 6471

Prime Factorization of 66002

Prime factors of 66002 are 2, 61, 541. Prime factorization of 66002 in exponential form is:

66002 = 21 × 611 × 5411

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65994 and 66002.

LCM(65994,66002) = 21 × 31 × 171 × 6471 × 611 × 5411
LCM(65994,66002) = 2177867994