What is the Least Common Multiple of 65401 and 65416?

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 65401 and 65416 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65401 and 65416, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65401,65416) = 1
LCM(65401,65416) = ( 65401 × 65416) / 1
LCM(65401,65416) = 4278271816 / 1
LCM(65401,65416) = 4278271816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65401 and 65416 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65401 and 65416. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65401 and 65416.

Prime Factorization of 65401

Prime Factorization of 65416

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65401 and 65416.

LCM(65401,65416) = 7¹ × 9343¹ × 2³ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 37¹
LCM(65401,65416) = 4278271816