What is the Least Common Multiple of 66062 and 66079?

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 66062 and 66079 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66062 and 66079, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66062,66079) = 17
LCM(66062,66079) = ( 66062 × 66079) / 17
LCM(66062,66079) = 4365310898 / 17
LCM(66062,66079) = 256782994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66062 and 66079 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66062 and 66079. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66062 and 66079.

Prime Factorization of 66062

Prime Factorization of 66079

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66062 and 66079.

LCM(66062,66079) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 29¹ × 67¹ × 13² × 23¹
LCM(66062,66079) = 256782994