What is the Least Common Multiple of 65324 and 65344?

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 65324 and 65344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65324 and 65344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65324,65344) = 4
LCM(65324,65344) = ( 65324 × 65344) / 4
LCM(65324,65344) = 4268531456 / 4
LCM(65324,65344) = 1067132864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65324 and 65344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65324 and 65344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65324 and 65344.

Prime Factorization of 65324

Prime Factorization of 65344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65324 and 65344.

LCM(65324,65344) = 2⁶ × 7¹ × 2333¹ × 1021¹
LCM(65324,65344) = 1067132864