What is the Least Common Multiple of 66198 and 66202?

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 66198 and 66202 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66198 and 66202, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66198,66202) = 2
LCM(66198,66202) = ( 66198 × 66202) / 2
LCM(66198,66202) = 4382439996 / 2
LCM(66198,66202) = 2191219998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66198 and 66202 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66198 and 66202. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66198 and 66202.

Prime Factorization of 66198

Prime Factorization of 66202

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66198 and 66202.

LCM(66198,66202) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 59¹ × 79¹ × 419¹
LCM(66198,66202) = 2191219998