What is the Least Common Multiple of 66963 and 66969?

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 66963 and 66969 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66963 and 66969, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66963,66969) = 3
LCM(66963,66969) = ( 66963 × 66969) / 3
LCM(66963,66969) = 4484445147 / 3
LCM(66963,66969) = 1494815049

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66963 and 66969 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66963 and 66969. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66963 and 66969.

Prime Factorization of 66963

Prime Factorization of 66969

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66963 and 66969.

LCM(66963,66969) = 3² × 13¹ × 17¹ × 101¹ × 7¹ × 1063¹
LCM(66963,66969) = 1494815049