What is the Least Common Multiple of 65197 and 65217?

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 65197 and 65217 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65197 and 65217, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65197,65217) = 1
LCM(65197,65217) = ( 65197 × 65217) / 1
LCM(65197,65217) = 4251952749 / 1
LCM(65197,65217) = 4251952749

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65197 and 65217 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65197 and 65217. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65197 and 65217.

Prime Factorization of 65197

Prime Factorization of 65217

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65197 and 65217.

LCM(65197,65217) = 11¹ × 5927¹ × 3¹ × 21739¹
LCM(65197,65217) = 4251952749