What is the Least Common Multiple of 65248 and 65264?

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 65248 and 65264 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65248 and 65264, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65248,65264) = 16
LCM(65248,65264) = ( 65248 × 65264) / 16
LCM(65248,65264) = 4258345472 / 16
LCM(65248,65264) = 266146592

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65248 and 65264 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65248 and 65264. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65248 and 65264.

Prime Factorization of 65248

Prime Factorization of 65264

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65248 and 65264.

LCM(65248,65264) = 2⁵ × 2039¹ × 4079¹
LCM(65248,65264) = 266146592