What is the Least Common Multiple of 66901 and 66909?

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 66901 and 66909 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66901 and 66909, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66901,66909) = 1
LCM(66901,66909) = ( 66901 × 66909) / 1
LCM(66901,66909) = 4476279009 / 1
LCM(66901,66909) = 4476279009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66901 and 66909 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66901 and 66909. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66901 and 66909.

Prime Factorization of 66901

Prime Factorization of 66909

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66901 and 66909.

LCM(66901,66909) = 149¹ × 449¹ × 3¹ × 22303¹
LCM(66901,66909) = 4476279009