What is the Least Common Multiple of 65185 and 65204?

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 65185 and 65204 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65185 and 65204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65185,65204) = 1
LCM(65185,65204) = ( 65185 × 65204) / 1
LCM(65185,65204) = 4250322740 / 1
LCM(65185,65204) = 4250322740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65185 and 65204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65185 and 65204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65185 and 65204.

Prime Factorization of 65185

Prime Factorization of 65204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65185 and 65204.

LCM(65185,65204) = 5¹ × 13037¹ × 2² × 16301¹
LCM(65185,65204) = 4250322740