What is the Least Common Multiple of 66877 and 66882?

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 66877 and 66882 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66877 and 66882, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66877,66882) = 1
LCM(66877,66882) = ( 66877 × 66882) / 1
LCM(66877,66882) = 4472867514 / 1
LCM(66877,66882) = 4472867514

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66877 and 66882 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66877 and 66882. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66877 and 66882.

Prime Factorization of 66877

Prime Factorization of 66882

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66877 and 66882.

LCM(66877,66882) = 66877¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 71¹ × 157¹
LCM(66877,66882) = 4472867514