What is the Least Common Multiple of 66252 and 66266?

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 66252 and 66266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66252 and 66266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66252,66266) = 2
LCM(66252,66266) = ( 66252 × 66266) / 2
LCM(66252,66266) = 4390255032 / 2
LCM(66252,66266) = 2195127516

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66252 and 66266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66252 and 66266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66252 and 66266.

Prime Factorization of 66252

Prime Factorization of 66266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66252 and 66266.

LCM(66252,66266) = 2² × 3¹ × 5521¹ × 17¹ × 1949¹
LCM(66252,66266) = 2195127516