What is the Least Common Multiple of 66685 and 66697?

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 66685 and 66697 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66685 and 66697, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66685,66697) = 1
LCM(66685,66697) = ( 66685 × 66697) / 1
LCM(66685,66697) = 4447689445 / 1
LCM(66685,66697) = 4447689445

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66685 and 66697 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66685 and 66697. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66685 and 66697.

Prime Factorization of 66685

Prime Factorization of 66697

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66685 and 66697.

LCM(66685,66697) = 5¹ × 13337¹ × 66697¹
LCM(66685,66697) = 4447689445