What is the Least Common Multiple of 66942 and 66961?

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 66942 and 66961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66942 and 66961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66942,66961) = 1
LCM(66942,66961) = ( 66942 × 66961) / 1
LCM(66942,66961) = 4482503262 / 1
LCM(66942,66961) = 4482503262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66942 and 66961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66942 and 66961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66942 and 66961.

Prime Factorization of 66942

Prime Factorization of 66961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66942 and 66961.

LCM(66942,66961) = 2¹ × 3² × 3719¹ × 29¹ × 2309¹
LCM(66942,66961) = 4482503262