What is the Least Common Multiple of 65216 and 65224?

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 65216 and 65224 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65216 and 65224, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65216,65224) = 8
LCM(65216,65224) = ( 65216 × 65224) / 8
LCM(65216,65224) = 4253648384 / 8
LCM(65216,65224) = 531706048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65216 and 65224 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65216 and 65224. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65216 and 65224.

Prime Factorization of 65216

Prime Factorization of 65224

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65216 and 65224.

LCM(65216,65224) = 2⁶ × 1019¹ × 31¹ × 263¹
LCM(65216,65224) = 531706048