What is the Least Common Multiple of 66285 and 66303?

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 66285 and 66303 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66285 and 66303, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66285,66303) = 9
LCM(66285,66303) = ( 66285 × 66303) / 9
LCM(66285,66303) = 4394894355 / 9
LCM(66285,66303) = 488321595

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66285 and 66303 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66285 and 66303. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66285 and 66303.

Prime Factorization of 66285

Prime Factorization of 66303

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66285 and 66303.

LCM(66285,66303) = 3³ × 5¹ × 491¹ × 53¹ × 139¹
LCM(66285,66303) = 488321595