What is the Least Common Multiple of 66178 and 66184?

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 66178 and 66184 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66178 and 66184, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66178,66184) = 2
LCM(66178,66184) = ( 66178 × 66184) / 2
LCM(66178,66184) = 4379924752 / 2
LCM(66178,66184) = 2189962376

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66178 and 66184 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66178 and 66184. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66178 and 66184.

Prime Factorization of 66178

Prime Factorization of 66184

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66178 and 66184.

LCM(66178,66184) = 2³ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 163¹ × 8273¹
LCM(66178,66184) = 2189962376