What is the Least Common Multiple of 66036 and 66042?

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 66036 and 66042 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66036 and 66042, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66036,66042) = 6
LCM(66036,66042) = ( 66036 × 66042) / 6
LCM(66036,66042) = 4361149512 / 6
LCM(66036,66042) = 726858252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66036 and 66042 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66036 and 66042. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66036 and 66042.

Prime Factorization of 66036

Prime Factorization of 66042

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66036 and 66042.

LCM(66036,66042) = 2² × 3³ × 5503¹ × 1223¹
LCM(66036,66042) = 726858252