What is the Least Common Multiple of 66001 and 66017?

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 66001 and 66017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66001 and 66017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66001,66017) = 1
LCM(66001,66017) = ( 66001 × 66017) / 1
LCM(66001,66017) = 4357188017 / 1
LCM(66001,66017) = 4357188017

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66001 and 66017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66001 and 66017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66001 and 66017.

Prime Factorization of 66001

Prime Factorization of 66017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66001 and 66017.

LCM(66001,66017) = 13¹ × 5077¹ × 7¹ × 9431¹
LCM(66001,66017) = 4357188017