What is the Least Common Multiple of 65321 and 65329?

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 65321 and 65329 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65321 and 65329, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65321,65329) = 1
LCM(65321,65329) = ( 65321 × 65329) / 1
LCM(65321,65329) = 4267355609 / 1
LCM(65321,65329) = 4267355609

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65321 and 65329 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65321 and 65329. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65321 and 65329.

Prime Factorization of 65321

Prime Factorization of 65329

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65321 and 65329.

LCM(65321,65329) = 83¹ × 787¹ × 11¹ × 5939¹
LCM(65321,65329) = 4267355609