What is the Least Common Multiple of 61953 and 61965?

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 61953 and 61965 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61953 and 61965, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61953,61965) = 3
LCM(61953,61965) = ( 61953 × 61965) / 3
LCM(61953,61965) = 3838917645 / 3
LCM(61953,61965) = 1279639215

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61953 and 61965 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61953 and 61965. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61953 and 61965.

Prime Factorization of 61953

Prime Factorization of 61965

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61953 and 61965.

LCM(61953,61965) = 3⁶ × 107¹ × 193¹ × 5¹ × 17¹
LCM(61953,61965) = 1279639215