What is the Least Common Multiple of 66838 and 66844?

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 66838 and 66844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66838 and 66844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66838,66844) = 2
LCM(66838,66844) = ( 66838 × 66844) / 2
LCM(66838,66844) = 4467719272 / 2
LCM(66838,66844) = 2233859636

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66838 and 66844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66838 and 66844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66838 and 66844.

Prime Factorization of 66838

Prime Factorization of 66844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66838 and 66844.

LCM(66838,66844) = 2² × 23¹ × 1453¹ × 17¹ × 983¹
LCM(66838,66844) = 2233859636