What is the Least Common Multiple of 66216 and 66230?

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 66216 and 66230 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66216 and 66230, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66216,66230) = 2
LCM(66216,66230) = ( 66216 × 66230) / 2
LCM(66216,66230) = 4385485680 / 2
LCM(66216,66230) = 2192742840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66216 and 66230 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66216 and 66230. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66216 and 66230.

Prime Factorization of 66216

Prime Factorization of 66230

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66216 and 66230.

LCM(66216,66230) = 2³ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 89¹ × 5¹ × 37¹ × 179¹
LCM(66216,66230) = 2192742840