What is the Least Common Multiple of 66696 and 66701?

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 66696 and 66701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66696 and 66701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66696,66701) = 1
LCM(66696,66701) = ( 66696 × 66701) / 1
LCM(66696,66701) = 4448689896 / 1
LCM(66696,66701) = 4448689896

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66696 and 66701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66696 and 66701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66696 and 66701.

Prime Factorization of 66696

Prime Factorization of 66701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66696 and 66701.

LCM(66696,66701) = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 397¹ × 66701¹
LCM(66696,66701) = 4448689896