What is the Least Common Multiple of 65028 and 65048?

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 65048 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 65048, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65028,65048) = 4
LCM(65028,65048) = ( 65028 × 65048) / 4
LCM(65028,65048) = 4229941344 / 4
LCM(65028,65048) = 1057485336

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65028 and 65048 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65028 and 65048. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65028 and 65048.

Prime Factorization of 65028

Prime Factorization of 65048

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65028 and 65048.

LCM(65028,65048) = 2³ × 3¹ × 5419¹ × 47¹ × 173¹
LCM(65028,65048) = 1057485336