What is the Least Common Multiple of 66967 and 66979?

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 66967 and 66979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66967 and 66979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66967,66979) = 1
LCM(66967,66979) = ( 66967 × 66979) / 1
LCM(66967,66979) = 4485382693 / 1
LCM(66967,66979) = 4485382693

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66967 and 66979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66967 and 66979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66967 and 66979.

Prime Factorization of 66967

Prime Factorization of 66979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66967 and 66979.

LCM(66967,66979) = 167¹ × 401¹ × 11¹ × 6089¹
LCM(66967,66979) = 4485382693