What is the Least Common Multiple of 66018 and 66022?

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 66018 and 66022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66018 and 66022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66018,66022) = 2
LCM(66018,66022) = ( 66018 × 66022) / 2
LCM(66018,66022) = 4358640396 / 2
LCM(66018,66022) = 2179320198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66018 and 66022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66018 and 66022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66018 and 66022.

Prime Factorization of 66018

Prime Factorization of 66022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66018 and 66022.

LCM(66018,66022) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11003¹ × 11¹ × 3001¹
LCM(66018,66022) = 2179320198