What is the Least Common Multiple of 66072 and 66086?

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 66072 and 66086 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66072 and 66086, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66072,66086) = 2
LCM(66072,66086) = ( 66072 × 66086) / 2
LCM(66072,66086) = 4366434192 / 2
LCM(66072,66086) = 2183217096

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66072 and 66086 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66072 and 66086. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66072 and 66086.

Prime Factorization of 66072

Prime Factorization of 66086

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66072 and 66086.

LCM(66072,66086) = 2³ × 3¹ × 2753¹ × 173¹ × 191¹
LCM(66072,66086) = 2183217096