What is the Least Common Multiple of 66018 and 66029?

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 66029 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 66029, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66018,66029) = 1
LCM(66018,66029) = ( 66018 × 66029) / 1
LCM(66018,66029) = 4359102522 / 1
LCM(66018,66029) = 4359102522

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66018 and 66029 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66018 and 66029. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66018 and 66029.

Prime Factorization of 66018

Prime Factorization of 66029

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66018 and 66029.

LCM(66018,66029) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11003¹ × 66029¹
LCM(66018,66029) = 4359102522