What is the Least Common Multiple of 65276 and 65282?

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 65276 and 65282 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65276 and 65282, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65276,65282) = 2
LCM(65276,65282) = ( 65276 × 65282) / 2
LCM(65276,65282) = 4261347832 / 2
LCM(65276,65282) = 2130673916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65276 and 65282 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65276 and 65282. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65276 and 65282.

Prime Factorization of 65276

Prime Factorization of 65282

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65276 and 65282.

LCM(65276,65282) = 2² × 16319¹ × 7¹ × 4663¹
LCM(65276,65282) = 2130673916