What is the Least Common Multiple of 66637 and 66642?

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 66637 and 66642 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66637 and 66642, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66637,66642) = 1
LCM(66637,66642) = ( 66637 × 66642) / 1
LCM(66637,66642) = 4440822954 / 1
LCM(66637,66642) = 4440822954

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66637 and 66642 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66637 and 66642. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66637 and 66642.

Prime Factorization of 66637

Prime Factorization of 66642

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66637 and 66642.

LCM(66637,66642) = 37¹ × 1801¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 383¹
LCM(66637,66642) = 4440822954