What is the Least Common Multiple of 66008 and 66024?

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 66008 and 66024 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66008 and 66024, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66008,66024) = 8
LCM(66008,66024) = ( 66008 × 66024) / 8
LCM(66008,66024) = 4358112192 / 8
LCM(66008,66024) = 544764024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66008 and 66024 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66008 and 66024. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66008 and 66024.

Prime Factorization of 66008

Prime Factorization of 66024

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66008 and 66024.

LCM(66008,66024) = 2³ × 37¹ × 223¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 131¹
LCM(66008,66024) = 544764024