What is the Least Common Multiple of 66702 and 66720?

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 66702 and 66720 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66702 and 66720, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66702,66720) = 6
LCM(66702,66720) = ( 66702 × 66720) / 6
LCM(66702,66720) = 4450357440 / 6
LCM(66702,66720) = 741726240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66702 and 66720 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66702 and 66720. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66702 and 66720.

Prime Factorization of 66702

Prime Factorization of 66720

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66702 and 66720.

LCM(66702,66720) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 11117¹ × 5¹ × 139¹
LCM(66702,66720) = 741726240