What is the Least Common Multiple of 66998 and 67017?

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 66998 and 67017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66998 and 67017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66998,67017) = 1
LCM(66998,67017) = ( 66998 × 67017) / 1
LCM(66998,67017) = 4490004966 / 1
LCM(66998,67017) = 4490004966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66998 and 67017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66998 and 67017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66998 and 67017.

Prime Factorization of 66998

Prime Factorization of 67017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66998 and 67017.

LCM(66998,67017) = 2¹ × 139¹ × 241¹ × 3¹ × 89¹ × 251¹
LCM(66998,67017) = 4490004966