What is the Least Common Multiple of 66508 and 66513?

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 66508 and 66513 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66508 and 66513, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66508,66513) = 1
LCM(66508,66513) = ( 66508 × 66513) / 1
LCM(66508,66513) = 4423646604 / 1
LCM(66508,66513) = 4423646604

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66508 and 66513 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66508 and 66513. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66508 and 66513.

Prime Factorization of 66508

Prime Factorization of 66513

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66508 and 66513.

LCM(66508,66513) = 2² × 13¹ × 1279¹ × 3¹ × 22171¹
LCM(66508,66513) = 4423646604