What is the Least Common Multiple of 6689 and 6700?

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 6689 and 6700 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6689 and 6700, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6689,6700) = 1
LCM(6689,6700) = ( 6689 × 6700) / 1
LCM(6689,6700) = 44816300 / 1
LCM(6689,6700) = 44816300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6689 and 6700 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6689 and 6700. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6689 and 6700.

Prime Factorization of 6689

Prime Factorization of 6700

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6689 and 6700.

LCM(6689,6700) = 6689¹ × 2² × 5² × 67¹
LCM(6689,6700) = 44816300