What is the Least Common Multiple of 66706 and 66726?

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 66706 and 66726 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66706 and 66726, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66706,66726) = 2
LCM(66706,66726) = ( 66706 × 66726) / 2
LCM(66706,66726) = 4451024556 / 2
LCM(66706,66726) = 2225512278

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66706 and 66726 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66706 and 66726. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66706 and 66726.

Prime Factorization of 66706

Prime Factorization of 66726

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66706 and 66726.

LCM(66706,66726) = 2¹ × 33353¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 337¹
LCM(66706,66726) = 2225512278