What is the Least Common Multiple of 65357 and 65361?

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 65357 and 65361 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65357 and 65361, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65357,65361) = 1
LCM(65357,65361) = ( 65357 × 65361) / 1
LCM(65357,65361) = 4271798877 / 1
LCM(65357,65361) = 4271798877

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65357 and 65361 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65357 and 65361. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65357 and 65361.

Prime Factorization of 65357

Prime Factorization of 65361

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65357 and 65361.

LCM(65357,65361) = 65357¹ × 3¹ × 21787¹
LCM(65357,65361) = 4271798877