What is the Least Common Multiple of 65259 and 65277?

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 65259 and 65277 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65259 and 65277, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65259,65277) = 9
LCM(65259,65277) = ( 65259 × 65277) / 9
LCM(65259,65277) = 4259911743 / 9
LCM(65259,65277) = 473323527

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65259 and 65277 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65259 and 65277. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65259 and 65277.

Prime Factorization of 65259

Prime Factorization of 65277

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65259 and 65277.

LCM(65259,65277) = 3³ × 2417¹ × 7253¹
LCM(65259,65277) = 473323527