What is the Least Common Multiple of 66722 and 66731?

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 66722 and 66731 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66722 and 66731, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66722,66731) = 1
LCM(66722,66731) = ( 66722 × 66731) / 1
LCM(66722,66731) = 4452425782 / 1
LCM(66722,66731) = 4452425782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66722 and 66731 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66722 and 66731. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66722 and 66731.

Prime Factorization of 66722

Prime Factorization of 66731

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66722 and 66731.

LCM(66722,66731) = 2¹ × 73¹ × 457¹ × 7¹ × 9533¹
LCM(66722,66731) = 4452425782