What is the Least Common Multiple of 66344 and 66350?

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 66344 and 66350 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66344 and 66350, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66344,66350) = 2
LCM(66344,66350) = ( 66344 × 66350) / 2
LCM(66344,66350) = 4401924400 / 2
LCM(66344,66350) = 2200962200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66344 and 66350 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66344 and 66350. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66344 and 66350.

Prime Factorization of 66344

Prime Factorization of 66350

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66344 and 66350.

LCM(66344,66350) = 2³ × 8293¹ × 5² × 1327¹
LCM(66344,66350) = 2200962200