What is the Least Common Multiple of 66487 and 66504?

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 66504 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 66504, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66487,66504) = 17
LCM(66487,66504) = ( 66487 × 66504) / 17
LCM(66487,66504) = 4421651448 / 17
LCM(66487,66504) = 260097144

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66487 and 66504 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66487 and 66504. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66487 and 66504.

Prime Factorization of 66487

Prime Factorization of 66504

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66487 and 66504.

LCM(66487,66504) = 17¹ × 3911¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 163¹
LCM(66487,66504) = 260097144