What is the Least Common Multiple of 65005 and 65010?

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 65005 and 65010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65005 and 65010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65005,65010) = 5
LCM(65005,65010) = ( 65005 × 65010) / 5
LCM(65005,65010) = 4225975050 / 5
LCM(65005,65010) = 845195010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65005 and 65010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65005 and 65010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65005 and 65010.

Prime Factorization of 65005

Prime Factorization of 65010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65005 and 65010.

LCM(65005,65010) = 5¹ × 13001¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 197¹
LCM(65005,65010) = 845195010