What is the Least Common Multiple of 66687 and 66706?

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 66687 and 66706 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66687 and 66706, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66687,66706) = 1
LCM(66687,66706) = ( 66687 × 66706) / 1
LCM(66687,66706) = 4448423022 / 1
LCM(66687,66706) = 4448423022

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66687 and 66706 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66687 and 66706. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66687 and 66706.

Prime Factorization of 66687

Prime Factorization of 66706

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66687 and 66706.

LCM(66687,66706) = 3¹ × 22229¹ × 2¹ × 33353¹
LCM(66687,66706) = 4448423022