What is the Least Common Multiple of 66242 and 66253?

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 66242 and 66253 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66242 and 66253, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66242,66253) = 11
LCM(66242,66253) = ( 66242 × 66253) / 11
LCM(66242,66253) = 4388731226 / 11
LCM(66242,66253) = 398975566

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66242 and 66253 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66242 and 66253. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66242 and 66253.

Prime Factorization of 66242

Prime Factorization of 66253

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66242 and 66253.

LCM(66242,66253) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3011¹ × 19¹ × 317¹
LCM(66242,66253) = 398975566