What is the Least Common Multiple of 66579 and 66586?

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 66579 and 66586 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66579 and 66586, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66579,66586) = 1
LCM(66579,66586) = ( 66579 × 66586) / 1
LCM(66579,66586) = 4433229294 / 1
LCM(66579,66586) = 4433229294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66579 and 66586 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66579 and 66586. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66579 and 66586.

Prime Factorization of 66579

Prime Factorization of 66586

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66579 and 66586.

LCM(66579,66586) = 3¹ × 22193¹ × 2¹ × 13² × 197¹
LCM(66579,66586) = 4433229294