What is the Least Common Multiple of 65318 and 65334?

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 65318 and 65334 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65318 and 65334, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65318,65334) = 2
LCM(65318,65334) = ( 65318 × 65334) / 2
LCM(65318,65334) = 4267486212 / 2
LCM(65318,65334) = 2133743106

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65318 and 65334 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65318 and 65334. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65318 and 65334.

Prime Factorization of 65318

Prime Factorization of 65334

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65318 and 65334.

LCM(65318,65334) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2969¹ × 3¹ × 10889¹
LCM(65318,65334) = 2133743106