What is the Least Common Multiple of 66423 and 66437?

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 66423 and 66437 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66423 and 66437, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66423,66437) = 7
LCM(66423,66437) = ( 66423 × 66437) / 7
LCM(66423,66437) = 4412944851 / 7
LCM(66423,66437) = 630420693

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66423 and 66437 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66423 and 66437. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66423 and 66437.

Prime Factorization of 66423

Prime Factorization of 66437

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66423 and 66437.

LCM(66423,66437) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 3163¹ × 9491¹
LCM(66423,66437) = 630420693