What is the Least Common Multiple of 65136 and 65146?

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 65136 and 65146 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65136 and 65146, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65136,65146) = 2
LCM(65136,65146) = ( 65136 × 65146) / 2
LCM(65136,65146) = 4243349856 / 2
LCM(65136,65146) = 2121674928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65136 and 65146 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65136 and 65146. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65136 and 65146.

Prime Factorization of 65136

Prime Factorization of 65146

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65136 and 65146.

LCM(65136,65146) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 59¹ × 32573¹
LCM(65136,65146) = 2121674928