What is the Least Common Multiple of 65997 and 66011?

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 65997 and 66011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65997 and 66011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65997,66011) = 1
LCM(65997,66011) = ( 65997 × 66011) / 1
LCM(65997,66011) = 4356527967 / 1
LCM(65997,66011) = 4356527967

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65997 and 66011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65997 and 66011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65997 and 66011.

Prime Factorization of 65997

Prime Factorization of 66011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65997 and 66011.

LCM(65997,66011) = 3² × 7333¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 353¹
LCM(65997,66011) = 4356527967