What is the Least Common Multiple of 65344 and 65363?

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 65344 and 65363 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65344 and 65363, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65344,65363) = 1
LCM(65344,65363) = ( 65344 × 65363) / 1
LCM(65344,65363) = 4271079872 / 1
LCM(65344,65363) = 4271079872

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65344 and 65363 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65344 and 65363. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65344 and 65363.

Prime Factorization of 65344

Prime Factorization of 65363

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65344 and 65363.

LCM(65344,65363) = 2⁶ × 1021¹ × 163¹ × 401¹
LCM(65344,65363) = 4271079872