What is the Least Common Multiple of 66164 and 66182?

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 66164 and 66182 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66164 and 66182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66164,66182) = 2
LCM(66164,66182) = ( 66164 × 66182) / 2
LCM(66164,66182) = 4378865848 / 2
LCM(66164,66182) = 2189432924

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66164 and 66182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66164 and 66182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66164 and 66182.

Prime Factorization of 66164

Prime Factorization of 66182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66164 and 66182.

LCM(66164,66182) = 2² × 7¹ × 17¹ × 139¹ × 33091¹
LCM(66164,66182) = 2189432924