What is the Least Common Multiple of 66620 and 66635?

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 66620 and 66635 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66620 and 66635, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66620,66635) = 5
LCM(66620,66635) = ( 66620 × 66635) / 5
LCM(66620,66635) = 4439223700 / 5
LCM(66620,66635) = 887844740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66620 and 66635 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66620 and 66635. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66620 and 66635.

Prime Factorization of 66620

Prime Factorization of 66635

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66620 and 66635.

LCM(66620,66635) = 2² × 5¹ × 3331¹ × 13327¹
LCM(66620,66635) = 887844740