What is the Least Common Multiple of 66237 and 66246?

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 66237 and 66246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66237 and 66246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66237,66246) = 3
LCM(66237,66246) = ( 66237 × 66246) / 3
LCM(66237,66246) = 4387936302 / 3
LCM(66237,66246) = 1462645434

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66237 and 66246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66237 and 66246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66237 and 66246.

Prime Factorization of 66237

Prime Factorization of 66246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66237 and 66246.

LCM(66237,66246) = 3¹ × 22079¹ × 2¹ × 61¹ × 181¹
LCM(66237,66246) = 1462645434