What is the Least Common Multiple of 65004 and 65022?

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 65004 and 65022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65004 and 65022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65004,65022) = 6
LCM(65004,65022) = ( 65004 × 65022) / 6
LCM(65004,65022) = 4226690088 / 6
LCM(65004,65022) = 704448348

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65004 and 65022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65004 and 65022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65004 and 65022.

Prime Factorization of 65004

Prime Factorization of 65022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65004 and 65022.

LCM(65004,65022) = 2² × 3¹ × 5417¹ × 10837¹
LCM(65004,65022) = 704448348