What is the Least Common Multiple of 66266 and 66282?

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 66266 and 66282 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66266 and 66282, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66266,66282) = 2
LCM(66266,66282) = ( 66266 × 66282) / 2
LCM(66266,66282) = 4392243012 / 2
LCM(66266,66282) = 2196121506

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66266 and 66282 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66266 and 66282. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66266 and 66282.

Prime Factorization of 66266

Prime Factorization of 66282

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66266 and 66282.

LCM(66266,66282) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1949¹ × 3¹ × 11047¹
LCM(66266,66282) = 2196121506