What is the Least Common Multiple of 65223 and 65236?

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 65223 and 65236 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65223 and 65236, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65223,65236) = 1
LCM(65223,65236) = ( 65223 × 65236) / 1
LCM(65223,65236) = 4254887628 / 1
LCM(65223,65236) = 4254887628

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65223 and 65236 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65223 and 65236. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65223 and 65236.

Prime Factorization of 65223

Prime Factorization of 65236

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65223 and 65236.

LCM(65223,65236) = 3² × 7247¹ × 2² × 47¹ × 347¹
LCM(65223,65236) = 4254887628