What is the Least Common Multiple of 66050 and 66068?

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 66050 and 66068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66050 and 66068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66050,66068) = 2
LCM(66050,66068) = ( 66050 × 66068) / 2
LCM(66050,66068) = 4363791400 / 2
LCM(66050,66068) = 2181895700

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66050 and 66068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66050 and 66068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66050 and 66068.

Prime Factorization of 66050

Prime Factorization of 66068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66050 and 66068.

LCM(66050,66068) = 2² × 5² × 1321¹ × 83¹ × 199¹
LCM(66050,66068) = 2181895700