What is the Least Common Multiple of 65142 and 65157?

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 65142 and 65157 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65142 and 65157, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65142,65157) = 3
LCM(65142,65157) = ( 65142 × 65157) / 3
LCM(65142,65157) = 4244457294 / 3
LCM(65142,65157) = 1414819098

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65142 and 65157 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65142 and 65157. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65142 and 65157.

Prime Factorization of 65142

Prime Factorization of 65157

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65142 and 65157.

LCM(65142,65157) = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 47¹ × 37¹ × 587¹
LCM(65142,65157) = 1414819098