What is the Least Common Multiple of 66975 and 66986?

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 66975 and 66986 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66975 and 66986, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66975,66986) = 1
LCM(66975,66986) = ( 66975 × 66986) / 1
LCM(66975,66986) = 4486387350 / 1
LCM(66975,66986) = 4486387350

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66975 and 66986 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66975 and 66986. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66975 and 66986.

Prime Factorization of 66975

Prime Factorization of 66986

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66975 and 66986.

LCM(66975,66986) = 3¹ × 5² × 19¹ × 47¹ × 2¹ × 33493¹
LCM(66975,66986) = 4486387350