What is the Least Common Multiple of 66050 and 66055?

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 66050 and 66055 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66050 and 66055, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66050,66055) = 5
LCM(66050,66055) = ( 66050 × 66055) / 5
LCM(66050,66055) = 4362932750 / 5
LCM(66050,66055) = 872586550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66050 and 66055 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66050 and 66055. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66050 and 66055.

Prime Factorization of 66050

Prime Factorization of 66055

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66050 and 66055.

LCM(66050,66055) = 2¹ × 5² × 1321¹ × 11¹ × 1201¹
LCM(66050,66055) = 872586550