What is the Least Common Multiple of 6664 and 6681?

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 6664 and 6681 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6664 and 6681, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6664,6681) = 17
LCM(6664,6681) = ( 6664 × 6681) / 17
LCM(6664,6681) = 44522184 / 17
LCM(6664,6681) = 2618952

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6664 and 6681 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6664 and 6681. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6664 and 6681.

Prime Factorization of 6664

Prime Factorization of 6681

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6664 and 6681.

LCM(6664,6681) = 2³ × 7² × 17¹ × 3¹ × 131¹
LCM(6664,6681) = 2618952