What is the Least Common Multiple of 66042 and 66056?

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 66042 and 66056 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66042 and 66056, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66042,66056) = 2
LCM(66042,66056) = ( 66042 × 66056) / 2
LCM(66042,66056) = 4362470352 / 2
LCM(66042,66056) = 2181235176

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66042 and 66056 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66042 and 66056. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66042 and 66056.

Prime Factorization of 66042

Prime Factorization of 66056

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66042 and 66056.

LCM(66042,66056) = 2³ × 3³ × 1223¹ × 23¹ × 359¹
LCM(66042,66056) = 2181235176