What is the Least Common Multiple of 65359 and 65371?

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 65359 and 65371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65359 and 65371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65359,65371) = 1
LCM(65359,65371) = ( 65359 × 65371) / 1
LCM(65359,65371) = 4272583189 / 1
LCM(65359,65371) = 4272583189

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65359 and 65371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65359 and 65371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65359 and 65371.

Prime Factorization of 65359

Prime Factorization of 65371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65359 and 65371.

LCM(65359,65371) = 7¹ × 9337¹ × 65371¹
LCM(65359,65371) = 4272583189