What is the Least Common Multiple of 66705 and 66721?

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 66705 and 66721 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66705 and 66721, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66705,66721) = 1
LCM(66705,66721) = ( 66705 × 66721) / 1
LCM(66705,66721) = 4450624305 / 1
LCM(66705,66721) = 4450624305

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66705 and 66721 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66705 and 66721. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66705 and 66721.

Prime Factorization of 66705

Prime Factorization of 66721

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66705 and 66721.

LCM(66705,66721) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 4447¹ × 66721¹
LCM(66705,66721) = 4450624305