What is the Least Common Multiple of 66464 and 66472?

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 66464 and 66472 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66464 and 66472, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66464,66472) = 8
LCM(66464,66472) = ( 66464 × 66472) / 8
LCM(66464,66472) = 4417995008 / 8
LCM(66464,66472) = 552249376

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66464 and 66472 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66464 and 66472. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66464 and 66472.

Prime Factorization of 66464

Prime Factorization of 66472

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66464 and 66472.

LCM(66464,66472) = 2⁵ × 31¹ × 67¹ × 7¹ × 1187¹
LCM(66464,66472) = 552249376