What is the Least Common Multiple of 65329 and 65342?

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 65329 and 65342 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65329 and 65342, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65329,65342) = 1
LCM(65329,65342) = ( 65329 × 65342) / 1
LCM(65329,65342) = 4268727518 / 1
LCM(65329,65342) = 4268727518

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65329 and 65342 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65329 and 65342. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65329 and 65342.

Prime Factorization of 65329

Prime Factorization of 65342

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65329 and 65342.

LCM(65329,65342) = 11¹ × 5939¹ × 2¹ × 37¹ × 883¹
LCM(65329,65342) = 4268727518