What is the Least Common Multiple of 65028 and 65042?

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 65028 and 65042 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65028 and 65042, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65028,65042) = 2
LCM(65028,65042) = ( 65028 × 65042) / 2
LCM(65028,65042) = 4229551176 / 2
LCM(65028,65042) = 2114775588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65028 and 65042 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65028 and 65042. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65028 and 65042.

Prime Factorization of 65028

Prime Factorization of 65042

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65028 and 65042.

LCM(65028,65042) = 2² × 3¹ × 5419¹ × 17¹ × 1913¹
LCM(65028,65042) = 2114775588