What is the Least Common Multiple of 66434 and 66446?

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 66434 and 66446 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66434 and 66446, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66434,66446) = 2
LCM(66434,66446) = ( 66434 × 66446) / 2
LCM(66434,66446) = 4414273564 / 2
LCM(66434,66446) = 2207136782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66434 and 66446 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66434 and 66446. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66434 and 66446.

Prime Factorization of 66434

Prime Factorization of 66446

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66434 and 66446.

LCM(66434,66446) = 2¹ × 59¹ × 563¹ × 33223¹
LCM(66434,66446) = 2207136782