What is the Least Common Multiple of 66724 and 66741?

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 66724 and 66741 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66724 and 66741, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66724,66741) = 1
LCM(66724,66741) = ( 66724 × 66741) / 1
LCM(66724,66741) = 4453226484 / 1
LCM(66724,66741) = 4453226484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66724 and 66741 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66724 and 66741. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66724 and 66741.

Prime Factorization of 66724

Prime Factorization of 66741

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66724 and 66741.

LCM(66724,66741) = 2² × 7¹ × 2383¹ × 3¹ × 22247¹
LCM(66724,66741) = 4453226484