What is the Least Common Multiple of 65236 and 65242?

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 65236 and 65242 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65236 and 65242, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65236,65242) = 2
LCM(65236,65242) = ( 65236 × 65242) / 2
LCM(65236,65242) = 4256127112 / 2
LCM(65236,65242) = 2128063556

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65236 and 65242 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65236 and 65242. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65236 and 65242.

Prime Factorization of 65236

Prime Factorization of 65242

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65236 and 65242.

LCM(65236,65242) = 2² × 47¹ × 347¹ × 32621¹
LCM(65236,65242) = 2128063556