What is the Least Common Multiple of 65261 and 65266?

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 65261 and 65266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65261 and 65266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65261,65266) = 1
LCM(65261,65266) = ( 65261 × 65266) / 1
LCM(65261,65266) = 4259324426 / 1
LCM(65261,65266) = 4259324426

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65261 and 65266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65261 and 65266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65261 and 65266.

Prime Factorization of 65261

Prime Factorization of 65266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65261 and 65266.

LCM(65261,65266) = 7¹ × 9323¹ × 2¹ × 32633¹
LCM(65261,65266) = 4259324426