What is the Least Common Multiple of 66487 and 66496?

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 66487 and 66496 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66487 and 66496, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66487,66496) = 1
LCM(66487,66496) = ( 66487 × 66496) / 1
LCM(66487,66496) = 4421119552 / 1
LCM(66487,66496) = 4421119552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66487 and 66496 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66487 and 66496. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66487 and 66496.

Prime Factorization of 66487

Prime Factorization of 66496

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66487 and 66496.

LCM(66487,66496) = 17¹ × 3911¹ × 2⁶ × 1039¹
LCM(66487,66496) = 4421119552