What is the Least Common Multiple of 66526 and 66533?

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 66526 and 66533 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66526 and 66533, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66526,66533) = 1
LCM(66526,66533) = ( 66526 × 66533) / 1
LCM(66526,66533) = 4426174358 / 1
LCM(66526,66533) = 4426174358

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66526 and 66533 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66526 and 66533. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66526 and 66533.

Prime Factorization of 66526

Prime Factorization of 66533

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66526 and 66533.

LCM(66526,66533) = 2¹ × 29¹ × 31¹ × 37¹ × 66533¹
LCM(66526,66533) = 4426174358