What is the Least Common Multiple of 66154 and 66158?

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 66154 and 66158 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66154 and 66158, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66154,66158) = 2
LCM(66154,66158) = ( 66154 × 66158) / 2
LCM(66154,66158) = 4376616332 / 2
LCM(66154,66158) = 2188308166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66154 and 66158 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66154 and 66158. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66154 and 66158.

Prime Factorization of 66154

Prime Factorization of 66158

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66154 and 66158.

LCM(66154,66158) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 97¹ × 19¹ × 1741¹
LCM(66154,66158) = 2188308166