What is the Least Common Multiple of 66936 and 66951?

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 66936 and 66951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66936 and 66951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66936,66951) = 3
LCM(66936,66951) = ( 66936 × 66951) / 3
LCM(66936,66951) = 4481432136 / 3
LCM(66936,66951) = 1493810712

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66936 and 66951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66936 and 66951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66936 and 66951.

Prime Factorization of 66936

Prime Factorization of 66951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66936 and 66951.

LCM(66936,66951) = 2³ × 3² × 2789¹ × 43¹ × 173¹
LCM(66936,66951) = 1493810712