What is the Least Common Multiple of 66385 and 66404?

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 66385 and 66404 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66385 and 66404, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66385,66404) = 1
LCM(66385,66404) = ( 66385 × 66404) / 1
LCM(66385,66404) = 4408229540 / 1
LCM(66385,66404) = 4408229540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66385 and 66404 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66385 and 66404. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66385 and 66404.

Prime Factorization of 66385

Prime Factorization of 66404

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66385 and 66404.

LCM(66385,66404) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 71¹ × 2² × 13¹ × 1277¹
LCM(66385,66404) = 4408229540