What is the Least Common Multiple of 66362 and 66379?

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 66362 and 66379 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66362 and 66379, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66362,66379) = 1
LCM(66362,66379) = ( 66362 × 66379) / 1
LCM(66362,66379) = 4405043198 / 1
LCM(66362,66379) = 4405043198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66362 and 66379 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66362 and 66379. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66362 and 66379.

Prime Factorization of 66362

Prime Factorization of 66379

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66362 and 66379.

LCM(66362,66379) = 2¹ × 33181¹ × 41¹ × 1619¹
LCM(66362,66379) = 4405043198