What is the Least Common Multiple of 66462 and 66473?

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 66462 and 66473 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66462 and 66473, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66462,66473) = 11
LCM(66462,66473) = ( 66462 × 66473) / 11
LCM(66462,66473) = 4417928526 / 11
LCM(66462,66473) = 401629866

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66462 and 66473 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66462 and 66473. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66462 and 66473.

Prime Factorization of 66462

Prime Factorization of 66473

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66462 and 66473.

LCM(66462,66473) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 53¹ × 6043¹
LCM(66462,66473) = 401629866