What is the Least Common Multiple of 66038 and 66050?

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 66038 and 66050 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66038 and 66050, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66038,66050) = 2
LCM(66038,66050) = ( 66038 × 66050) / 2
LCM(66038,66050) = 4361809900 / 2
LCM(66038,66050) = 2180904950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66038 and 66050 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66038 and 66050. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66038 and 66050.

Prime Factorization of 66038

Prime Factorization of 66050

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66038 and 66050.

LCM(66038,66050) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 53¹ × 89¹ × 5² × 1321¹
LCM(66038,66050) = 2180904950