What is the Least Common Multiple of 65432 and 65442?

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 65432 and 65442 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65432 and 65442, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65432,65442) = 2
LCM(65432,65442) = ( 65432 × 65442) / 2
LCM(65432,65442) = 4282000944 / 2
LCM(65432,65442) = 2141000472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65432 and 65442 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65432 and 65442. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65432 and 65442.

Prime Factorization of 65432

Prime Factorization of 65442

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65432 and 65442.

LCM(65432,65442) = 2³ × 8179¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 839¹
LCM(65432,65442) = 2141000472