What is the Least Common Multiple of 66966 and 66982?

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 66966 and 66982 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66966 and 66982, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66966,66982) = 2
LCM(66966,66982) = ( 66966 × 66982) / 2
LCM(66966,66982) = 4485516612 / 2
LCM(66966,66982) = 2242758306

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66966 and 66982 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66966 and 66982. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66966 and 66982.

Prime Factorization of 66966

Prime Factorization of 66982

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66966 and 66982.

LCM(66966,66982) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11161¹ × 107¹ × 313¹
LCM(66966,66982) = 2242758306