What is the Least Common Multiple of 66521 and 66527?

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 66521 and 66527 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66521 and 66527, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66521,66527) = 1
LCM(66521,66527) = ( 66521 × 66527) / 1
LCM(66521,66527) = 4425442567 / 1
LCM(66521,66527) = 4425442567

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66521 and 66527 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66521 and 66527. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66521 and 66527.

Prime Factorization of 66521

Prime Factorization of 66527

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66521 and 66527.

LCM(66521,66527) = 7¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 43¹ × 71¹ × 937¹
LCM(66521,66527) = 4425442567