What is the Least Common Multiple of 66156 and 66163?

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 66156 and 66163 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66156 and 66163, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66156,66163) = 1
LCM(66156,66163) = ( 66156 × 66163) / 1
LCM(66156,66163) = 4377079428 / 1
LCM(66156,66163) = 4377079428

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66156 and 66163 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66156 and 66163. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66156 and 66163.

Prime Factorization of 66156

Prime Factorization of 66163

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66156 and 66163.

LCM(66156,66163) = 2² × 3¹ × 37¹ × 149¹ × 109¹ × 607¹
LCM(66156,66163) = 4377079428