What is the Least Common Multiple of 66736 and 66743?

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 66736 and 66743 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66736 and 66743, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66736,66743) = 1
LCM(66736,66743) = ( 66736 × 66743) / 1
LCM(66736,66743) = 4454160848 / 1
LCM(66736,66743) = 4454160848

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66736 and 66743 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66736 and 66743. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66736 and 66743.

Prime Factorization of 66736

Prime Factorization of 66743

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66736 and 66743.

LCM(66736,66743) = 2⁴ × 43¹ × 97¹ × 31¹ × 2153¹
LCM(66736,66743) = 4454160848