What is the Least Common Multiple of 65297 and 65316?

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 65297 and 65316 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65297 and 65316, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65297,65316) = 1
LCM(65297,65316) = ( 65297 × 65316) / 1
LCM(65297,65316) = 4264938852 / 1
LCM(65297,65316) = 4264938852

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65297 and 65316 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65297 and 65316. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65297 and 65316.

Prime Factorization of 65297

Prime Factorization of 65316

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65297 and 65316.

LCM(65297,65316) = 17¹ × 23¹ × 167¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 5443¹
LCM(65297,65316) = 4264938852