What is the Least Common Multiple of 65180 and 65185?

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 65180 and 65185 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65180 and 65185, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65180,65185) = 5
LCM(65180,65185) = ( 65180 × 65185) / 5
LCM(65180,65185) = 4248758300 / 5
LCM(65180,65185) = 849751660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65180 and 65185 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65180 and 65185. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65180 and 65185.

Prime Factorization of 65180

Prime Factorization of 65185

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65180 and 65185.

LCM(65180,65185) = 2² × 5¹ × 3259¹ × 13037¹
LCM(65180,65185) = 849751660