What is the Least Common Multiple of 66338 and 66352?

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 66338 and 66352 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66338 and 66352, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66338,66352) = 2
LCM(66338,66352) = ( 66338 × 66352) / 2
LCM(66338,66352) = 4401658976 / 2
LCM(66338,66352) = 2200829488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66338 and 66352 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66338 and 66352. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66338 and 66352.

Prime Factorization of 66338

Prime Factorization of 66352

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66338 and 66352.

LCM(66338,66352) = 2⁴ × 41¹ × 809¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 29¹
LCM(66338,66352) = 2200829488