What is the Least Common Multiple of 65362 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 65362 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 65362 and 65372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65362,65372) = 2
LCM(65362,65372) = ( 65362 × 65372) / 2
LCM(65362,65372) = 4272844664 / 2
LCM(65362,65372) = 2136422332

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65362 and 65372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65362 and 65372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65362 and 65372.

Prime Factorization of 65362

Prime Factorization of 65372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65362 and 65372.

LCM(65362,65372) = 2² × 11¹ × 2971¹ × 59¹ × 277¹
LCM(65362,65372) = 2136422332