What is the Least Common Multiple of 66996 and 67013?

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 66996 and 67013 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66996 and 67013, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66996,67013) = 1
LCM(66996,67013) = ( 66996 × 67013) / 1
LCM(66996,67013) = 4489602948 / 1
LCM(66996,67013) = 4489602948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66996 and 67013 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66996 and 67013. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66996 and 67013.

Prime Factorization of 66996

Prime Factorization of 67013

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66996 and 67013.

LCM(66996,67013) = 2² × 3² × 1861¹ × 19¹ × 3527¹
LCM(66996,67013) = 4489602948