What is the Least Common Multiple of 66452 and 66466?

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 66452 and 66466 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66452 and 66466, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66452,66466) = 2
LCM(66452,66466) = ( 66452 × 66466) / 2
LCM(66452,66466) = 4416798632 / 2
LCM(66452,66466) = 2208399316

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66452 and 66466 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66452 and 66466. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66452 and 66466.

Prime Factorization of 66452

Prime Factorization of 66466

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66452 and 66466.

LCM(66452,66466) = 2² × 37¹ × 449¹ × 167¹ × 199¹
LCM(66452,66466) = 2208399316