What is the Least Common Multiple of 66252 and 66267?

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 66267 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 66267, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66252,66267) = 3
LCM(66252,66267) = ( 66252 × 66267) / 3
LCM(66252,66267) = 4390321284 / 3
LCM(66252,66267) = 1463440428

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66252 and 66267 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66252 and 66267. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66252 and 66267.

Prime Factorization of 66252

Prime Factorization of 66267

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66252 and 66267.

LCM(66252,66267) = 2² × 3² × 5521¹ × 37¹ × 199¹
LCM(66252,66267) = 1463440428