What is the Least Common Multiple of 66016 and 66026?

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 66016 and 66026 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66016 and 66026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66016,66026) = 2
LCM(66016,66026) = ( 66016 × 66026) / 2
LCM(66016,66026) = 4358772416 / 2
LCM(66016,66026) = 2179386208

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66016 and 66026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66016 and 66026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66016 and 66026.

Prime Factorization of 66016

Prime Factorization of 66026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66016 and 66026.

LCM(66016,66026) = 2⁵ × 2063¹ × 33013¹
LCM(66016,66026) = 2179386208