What is the Least Common Multiple of 65206 and 65222?

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 65206 and 65222 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65206 and 65222, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65206,65222) = 2
LCM(65206,65222) = ( 65206 × 65222) / 2
LCM(65206,65222) = 4252865732 / 2
LCM(65206,65222) = 2126432866

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65206 and 65222 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65206 and 65222. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65206 and 65222.

Prime Factorization of 65206

Prime Factorization of 65222

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65206 and 65222.

LCM(65206,65222) = 2¹ × 32603¹ × 32611¹
LCM(65206,65222) = 2126432866