What is the Least Common Multiple of 66493 and 66501?

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 66493 and 66501 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66493 and 66501, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66493,66501) = 1
LCM(66493,66501) = ( 66493 × 66501) / 1
LCM(66493,66501) = 4421850993 / 1
LCM(66493,66501) = 4421850993

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66493 and 66501 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66493 and 66501. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66493 and 66501.

Prime Factorization of 66493

Prime Factorization of 66501

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66493 and 66501.

LCM(66493,66501) = 7² × 23¹ × 59¹ × 3⁴ × 821¹
LCM(66493,66501) = 4421850993