What is the Least Common Multiple of 66908 and 66918?

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 66908 and 66918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66908 and 66918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66908,66918) = 2
LCM(66908,66918) = ( 66908 × 66918) / 2
LCM(66908,66918) = 4477349544 / 2
LCM(66908,66918) = 2238674772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66908 and 66918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66908 and 66918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66908 and 66918.

Prime Factorization of 66908

Prime Factorization of 66918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66908 and 66918.

LCM(66908,66918) = 2² × 43¹ × 389¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 587¹
LCM(66908,66918) = 2238674772