What is the Least Common Multiple of 65356 and 65372?

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 65356 and 65372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65356 and 65372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65356,65372) = 4
LCM(65356,65372) = ( 65356 × 65372) / 4
LCM(65356,65372) = 4272452432 / 4
LCM(65356,65372) = 1068113108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65356 and 65372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65356 and 65372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65356 and 65372.

Prime Factorization of 65356

Prime Factorization of 65372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65356 and 65372.

LCM(65356,65372) = 2² × 16339¹ × 59¹ × 277¹
LCM(65356,65372) = 1068113108