What is the Least Common Multiple of 65252 and 65258?

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 65252 and 65258 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65252 and 65258, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65252,65258) = 2
LCM(65252,65258) = ( 65252 × 65258) / 2
LCM(65252,65258) = 4258215016 / 2
LCM(65252,65258) = 2129107508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65252 and 65258 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65252 and 65258. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65252 and 65258.

Prime Factorization of 65252

Prime Factorization of 65258

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65252 and 65258.

LCM(65252,65258) = 2² × 11¹ × 1483¹ × 67¹ × 487¹
LCM(65252,65258) = 2129107508