What is the Least Common Multiple of 65020 and 65037?

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 65020 and 65037 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65020 and 65037, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65020,65037) = 1
LCM(65020,65037) = ( 65020 × 65037) / 1
LCM(65020,65037) = 4228705740 / 1
LCM(65020,65037) = 4228705740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65020 and 65037 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65020 and 65037. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65020 and 65037.

Prime Factorization of 65020

Prime Factorization of 65037

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65020 and 65037.

LCM(65020,65037) = 2² × 5¹ × 3251¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 163¹
LCM(65020,65037) = 4228705740