What is the Least Common Multiple of 65238 and 65254?

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 65238 and 65254 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65238 and 65254, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65238,65254) = 2
LCM(65238,65254) = ( 65238 × 65254) / 2
LCM(65238,65254) = 4257040452 / 2
LCM(65238,65254) = 2128520226

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65238 and 65254 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65238 and 65254. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65238 and 65254.

Prime Factorization of 65238

Prime Factorization of 65254

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65238 and 65254.

LCM(65238,65254) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 83¹ × 131¹ × 7¹ × 59¹ × 79¹
LCM(65238,65254) = 2128520226