What is the Least Common Multiple of 66173 and 66181?

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 66173 and 66181 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66173 and 66181, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66173,66181) = 1
LCM(66173,66181) = ( 66173 × 66181) / 1
LCM(66173,66181) = 4379395313 / 1
LCM(66173,66181) = 4379395313

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66173 and 66181 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66173 and 66181. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66173 and 66181.

Prime Factorization of 66173

Prime Factorization of 66181

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66173 and 66181.

LCM(66173,66181) = 66173¹ × 17² × 229¹
LCM(66173,66181) = 4379395313