What is the Least Common Multiple of 66465 and 66471?

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 66465 and 66471 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66465 and 66471, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66465,66471) = 3
LCM(66465,66471) = ( 66465 × 66471) / 3
LCM(66465,66471) = 4417995015 / 3
LCM(66465,66471) = 1472665005

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66465 and 66471 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66465 and 66471. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66465 and 66471.

Prime Factorization of 66465

Prime Factorization of 66471

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66465 and 66471.

LCM(66465,66471) = 3² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 211¹ × 22157¹
LCM(66465,66471) = 1472665005