What is the Least Common Multiple of 66979 and 66995?

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 66979 and 66995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66979 and 66995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66979,66995) = 1
LCM(66979,66995) = ( 66979 × 66995) / 1
LCM(66979,66995) = 4487258105 / 1
LCM(66979,66995) = 4487258105

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66979 and 66995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66979 and 66995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66979 and 66995.

Prime Factorization of 66979

Prime Factorization of 66995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66979 and 66995.

LCM(66979,66995) = 11¹ × 6089¹ × 5¹ × 13399¹
LCM(66979,66995) = 4487258105