What is the Least Common Multiple of 65261 and 65275?

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 65275 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 65275, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65261,65275) = 7
LCM(65261,65275) = ( 65261 × 65275) / 7
LCM(65261,65275) = 4259911775 / 7
LCM(65261,65275) = 608558825

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65261 and 65275 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65261 and 65275. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65261 and 65275.

Prime Factorization of 65261

Prime Factorization of 65275

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65261 and 65275.

LCM(65261,65275) = 7¹ × 9323¹ × 5² × 373¹
LCM(65261,65275) = 608558825