What is the Least Common Multiple of 66951 and 66962?

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 66951 and 66962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66951 and 66962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66951,66962) = 1
LCM(66951,66962) = ( 66951 × 66962) / 1
LCM(66951,66962) = 4483172862 / 1
LCM(66951,66962) = 4483172862

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66951 and 66962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66951 and 66962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66951 and 66962.

Prime Factorization of 66951

Prime Factorization of 66962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66951 and 66962.

LCM(66951,66962) = 3² × 43¹ × 173¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 4783¹
LCM(66951,66962) = 4483172862