What is the Least Common Multiple of 65198 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 65198 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 65198 and 65204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65198,65204) = 2
LCM(65198,65204) = ( 65198 × 65204) / 2
LCM(65198,65204) = 4251170392 / 2
LCM(65198,65204) = 2125585196

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65198 and 65204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65198 and 65204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65198 and 65204.

Prime Factorization of 65198

Prime Factorization of 65204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65198 and 65204.

LCM(65198,65204) = 2² × 7¹ × 4657¹ × 16301¹
LCM(65198,65204) = 2125585196