What is the Least Common Multiple of 66917 and 66931?

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 66917 and 66931 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66917 and 66931, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66917,66931) = 1
LCM(66917,66931) = ( 66917 × 66931) / 1
LCM(66917,66931) = 4478821727 / 1
LCM(66917,66931) = 4478821727

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66917 and 66931 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66917 and 66931. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66917 and 66931.

Prime Factorization of 66917

Prime Factorization of 66931

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66917 and 66931.

LCM(66917,66931) = 61¹ × 1097¹ × 66931¹
LCM(66917,66931) = 4478821727