What is the Least Common Multiple of 66758 and 66764?

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 66758 and 66764 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66758 and 66764, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66758,66764) = 2
LCM(66758,66764) = ( 66758 × 66764) / 2
LCM(66758,66764) = 4457031112 / 2
LCM(66758,66764) = 2228515556

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66758 and 66764 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66758 and 66764. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66758 and 66764.

Prime Factorization of 66758

Prime Factorization of 66764

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66758 and 66764.

LCM(66758,66764) = 2² × 29¹ × 1151¹ × 16691¹
LCM(66758,66764) = 2228515556