What is the Least Common Multiple of 66845 and 66857?

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 66845 and 66857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66845 and 66857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66845,66857) = 1
LCM(66845,66857) = ( 66845 × 66857) / 1
LCM(66845,66857) = 4469056165 / 1
LCM(66845,66857) = 4469056165

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66845 and 66857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66845 and 66857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66845 and 66857.

Prime Factorization of 66845

Prime Factorization of 66857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66845 and 66857.

LCM(66845,66857) = 5¹ × 29¹ × 461¹ × 7¹ × 9551¹
LCM(66845,66857) = 4469056165