What is the Least Common Multiple of 66483 and 66498?

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 66483 and 66498 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66483 and 66498, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66483,66498) = 3
LCM(66483,66498) = ( 66483 × 66498) / 3
LCM(66483,66498) = 4420986534 / 3
LCM(66483,66498) = 1473662178

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66483 and 66498 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66483 and 66498. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66483 and 66498.

Prime Factorization of 66483

Prime Factorization of 66498

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66483 and 66498.

LCM(66483,66498) = 3² × 83¹ × 89¹ × 2¹ × 11083¹
LCM(66483,66498) = 1473662178