What is the Least Common Multiple of 65296 and 65302?

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 65296 and 65302 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65296 and 65302, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65296,65302) = 2
LCM(65296,65302) = ( 65296 × 65302) / 2
LCM(65296,65302) = 4263959392 / 2
LCM(65296,65302) = 2131979696

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65296 and 65302 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65296 and 65302. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65296 and 65302.

Prime Factorization of 65296

Prime Factorization of 65302

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65296 and 65302.

LCM(65296,65302) = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 53¹ × 103¹ × 317¹
LCM(65296,65302) = 2131979696