What is the Least Common Multiple of 66251 and 66257?

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 66251 and 66257 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66251 and 66257, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66251,66257) = 1
LCM(66251,66257) = ( 66251 × 66257) / 1
LCM(66251,66257) = 4389592507 / 1
LCM(66251,66257) = 4389592507

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66251 and 66257 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66251 and 66257. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66251 and 66257.

Prime Factorization of 66251

Prime Factorization of 66257

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66251 and 66257.

LCM(66251,66257) = 97¹ × 683¹ × 59¹ × 1123¹
LCM(66251,66257) = 4389592507