What is the Least Common Multiple of 66157 and 66169?

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 66157 and 66169 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66157 and 66169, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66157,66169) = 1
LCM(66157,66169) = ( 66157 × 66169) / 1
LCM(66157,66169) = 4377542533 / 1
LCM(66157,66169) = 4377542533

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66157 and 66169 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66157 and 66169. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66157 and 66169.

Prime Factorization of 66157

Prime Factorization of 66169

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66157 and 66169.

LCM(66157,66169) = 7¹ × 13¹ × 727¹ × 66169¹
LCM(66157,66169) = 4377542533