What is the Least Common Multiple of 65423 and 65436?

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 65423 and 65436 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65423 and 65436, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65423,65436) = 1
LCM(65423,65436) = ( 65423 × 65436) / 1
LCM(65423,65436) = 4281019428 / 1
LCM(65423,65436) = 4281019428

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65423 and 65436 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65423 and 65436. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65423 and 65436.

Prime Factorization of 65423

Prime Factorization of 65436

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65423 and 65436.

LCM(65423,65436) = 65423¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 41¹
LCM(65423,65436) = 4281019428