What is the Least Common Multiple of 65018 and 65026?

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 65018 and 65026 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65018 and 65026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65018,65026) = 2
LCM(65018,65026) = ( 65018 × 65026) / 2
LCM(65018,65026) = 4227860468 / 2
LCM(65018,65026) = 2113930234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65018 and 65026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65018 and 65026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65018 and 65026.

Prime Factorization of 65018

Prime Factorization of 65026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65018 and 65026.

LCM(65018,65026) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 29¹ × 59¹ × 13¹ × 41¹ × 61¹
LCM(65018,65026) = 2113930234