What is the Least Common Multiple of 66274 and 66284?

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 66274 and 66284 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66274 and 66284, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66274,66284) = 2
LCM(66274,66284) = ( 66274 × 66284) / 2
LCM(66274,66284) = 4392905816 / 2
LCM(66274,66284) = 2196452908

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66274 and 66284 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66274 and 66284. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66274 and 66284.

Prime Factorization of 66274

Prime Factorization of 66284

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66274 and 66284.

LCM(66274,66284) = 2² × 13¹ × 2549¹ × 73¹ × 227¹
LCM(66274,66284) = 2196452908