What is the Least Common Multiple of 65311 and 65318?

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 65311 and 65318 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65311 and 65318, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65311,65318) = 1
LCM(65311,65318) = ( 65311 × 65318) / 1
LCM(65311,65318) = 4265983898 / 1
LCM(65311,65318) = 4265983898

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65311 and 65318 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65311 and 65318. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65311 and 65318.

Prime Factorization of 65311

Prime Factorization of 65318

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65311 and 65318.

LCM(65311,65318) = 241¹ × 271¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 2969¹
LCM(65311,65318) = 4265983898