What is the Least Common Multiple of 66259 and 66265?

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 66259 and 66265 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66259 and 66265, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66259,66265) = 1
LCM(66259,66265) = ( 66259 × 66265) / 1
LCM(66259,66265) = 4390652635 / 1
LCM(66259,66265) = 4390652635

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66259 and 66265 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66259 and 66265. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66259 and 66265.

Prime Factorization of 66259

Prime Factorization of 66265

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66259 and 66265.

LCM(66259,66265) = 173¹ × 383¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 457¹
LCM(66259,66265) = 4390652635