What is the Least Common Multiple of 66998 and 67016?

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 66998 and 67016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66998 and 67016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66998,67016) = 2
LCM(66998,67016) = ( 66998 × 67016) / 2
LCM(66998,67016) = 4489937968 / 2
LCM(66998,67016) = 2244968984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66998 and 67016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66998 and 67016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66998 and 67016.

Prime Factorization of 66998

Prime Factorization of 67016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66998 and 67016.

LCM(66998,67016) = 2³ × 139¹ × 241¹ × 8377¹
LCM(66998,67016) = 2244968984