What is the Least Common Multiple of 65136 and 65156?

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 65156 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 65156, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65136,65156) = 4
LCM(65136,65156) = ( 65136 × 65156) / 4
LCM(65136,65156) = 4244001216 / 4
LCM(65136,65156) = 1061000304

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65136 and 65156 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65136 and 65156. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65136 and 65156.

Prime Factorization of 65136

Prime Factorization of 65156

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65136 and 65156.

LCM(65136,65156) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 59¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 179¹
LCM(65136,65156) = 1061000304