What is the Least Common Multiple of 66634 and 66644?

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 66634 and 66644 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66634 and 66644, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66634,66644) = 2
LCM(66634,66644) = ( 66634 × 66644) / 2
LCM(66634,66644) = 4440756296 / 2
LCM(66634,66644) = 2220378148

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66634 and 66644 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66634 and 66644. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66634 and 66644.

Prime Factorization of 66634

Prime Factorization of 66644

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66634 and 66644.

LCM(66634,66644) = 2² × 33317¹ × 16661¹
LCM(66634,66644) = 2220378148