What is the Least Common Multiple of 66798 and 66802?

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 66798 and 66802 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66798 and 66802, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66798,66802) = 2
LCM(66798,66802) = ( 66798 × 66802) / 2
LCM(66798,66802) = 4462239996 / 2
LCM(66798,66802) = 2231119998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66798 and 66802 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66798 and 66802. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66798 and 66802.

Prime Factorization of 66798

Prime Factorization of 66802

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66798 and 66802.

LCM(66798,66802) = 2¹ × 3³ × 1237¹ × 127¹ × 263¹
LCM(66798,66802) = 2231119998