What is the Least Common Multiple of 65060 and 65068?

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 65060 and 65068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65060 and 65068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65060,65068) = 4
LCM(65060,65068) = ( 65060 × 65068) / 4
LCM(65060,65068) = 4233324080 / 4
LCM(65060,65068) = 1058331020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65060 and 65068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65060 and 65068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65060 and 65068.

Prime Factorization of 65060

Prime Factorization of 65068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65060 and 65068.

LCM(65060,65068) = 2² × 5¹ × 3253¹ × 16267¹
LCM(65060,65068) = 1058331020