What is the Least Common Multiple of 66665 and 66685?

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 66665 and 66685 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66665 and 66685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66665,66685) = 5
LCM(66665,66685) = ( 66665 × 66685) / 5
LCM(66665,66685) = 4445555525 / 5
LCM(66665,66685) = 889111105

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66665 and 66685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66665 and 66685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66665 and 66685.

Prime Factorization of 66665

Prime Factorization of 66685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66665 and 66685.

LCM(66665,66685) = 5¹ × 67¹ × 199¹ × 13337¹
LCM(66665,66685) = 889111105