What is the Least Common Multiple of 66388 and 66397?

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 66388 and 66397 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66388 and 66397, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66388,66397) = 1
LCM(66388,66397) = ( 66388 × 66397) / 1
LCM(66388,66397) = 4407964036 / 1
LCM(66388,66397) = 4407964036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66388 and 66397 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66388 and 66397. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66388 and 66397.

Prime Factorization of 66388

Prime Factorization of 66397

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66388 and 66397.

LCM(66388,66397) = 2² × 7¹ × 2371¹ × 67¹ × 991¹
LCM(66388,66397) = 4407964036