What is the Least Common Multiple of 65048 and 65060?

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 65048 and 65060 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65048 and 65060, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65048,65060) = 4
LCM(65048,65060) = ( 65048 × 65060) / 4
LCM(65048,65060) = 4232022880 / 4
LCM(65048,65060) = 1058005720

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65048 and 65060 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65048 and 65060. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65048 and 65060.

Prime Factorization of 65048

Prime Factorization of 65060

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65048 and 65060.

LCM(65048,65060) = 2³ × 47¹ × 173¹ × 5¹ × 3253¹
LCM(65048,65060) = 1058005720