What is the Least Common Multiple of 65006 and 65014?

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 65006 and 65014 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65006 and 65014, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65006,65014) = 2
LCM(65006,65014) = ( 65006 × 65014) / 2
LCM(65006,65014) = 4226300084 / 2
LCM(65006,65014) = 2113150042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65006 and 65014 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65006 and 65014. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65006 and 65014.

Prime Factorization of 65006

Prime Factorization of 65014

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65006 and 65014.

LCM(65006,65014) = 2¹ × 32503¹ × 32507¹
LCM(65006,65014) = 2113150042