What is the Least Common Multiple of 65227 and 65246?

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 65227 and 65246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65227 and 65246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65227,65246) = 19
LCM(65227,65246) = ( 65227 × 65246) / 19
LCM(65227,65246) = 4255800842 / 19
LCM(65227,65246) = 223989518

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65227 and 65246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65227 and 65246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65227 and 65246.

Prime Factorization of 65227

Prime Factorization of 65246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65227 and 65246.

LCM(65227,65246) = 19¹ × 3433¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 101¹
LCM(65227,65246) = 223989518