What is the Least Common Multiple of 66336 and 66344?

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 66336 and 66344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66336 and 66344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66336,66344) = 8
LCM(66336,66344) = ( 66336 × 66344) / 8
LCM(66336,66344) = 4400995584 / 8
LCM(66336,66344) = 550124448

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66336 and 66344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66336 and 66344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66336 and 66344.

Prime Factorization of 66336

Prime Factorization of 66344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66336 and 66344.

LCM(66336,66344) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 691¹ × 8293¹
LCM(66336,66344) = 550124448