What is the Least Common Multiple of 65328 and 65337?

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 65328 and 65337 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65328 and 65337, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65328,65337) = 3
LCM(65328,65337) = ( 65328 × 65337) / 3
LCM(65328,65337) = 4268335536 / 3
LCM(65328,65337) = 1422778512

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65328 and 65337 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65328 and 65337. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65328 and 65337.

Prime Factorization of 65328

Prime Factorization of 65337

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65328 and 65337.

LCM(65328,65337) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1361¹ × 29¹ × 751¹
LCM(65328,65337) = 1422778512