What is the Least Common Multiple of 66162 and 66168?

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 66162 and 66168 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66162 and 66168, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66162,66168) = 6
LCM(66162,66168) = ( 66162 × 66168) / 6
LCM(66162,66168) = 4377807216 / 6
LCM(66162,66168) = 729634536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66162 and 66168 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66162 and 66168. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66162 and 66168.

Prime Factorization of 66162

Prime Factorization of 66168

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66162 and 66168.

LCM(66162,66168) = 2³ × 3² × 11027¹ × 919¹
LCM(66162,66168) = 729634536