What is the Least Common Multiple of 66494 and 66506?

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 66494 and 66506 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66494 and 66506, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66494,66506) = 2
LCM(66494,66506) = ( 66494 × 66506) / 2
LCM(66494,66506) = 4422249964 / 2
LCM(66494,66506) = 2211124982

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66494 and 66506 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66494 and 66506. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66494 and 66506.

Prime Factorization of 66494

Prime Factorization of 66506

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66494 and 66506.

LCM(66494,66506) = 2¹ × 33247¹ × 11¹ × 3023¹
LCM(66494,66506) = 2211124982