What is the Least Common Multiple of 65446 and 65456?

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 65446 and 65456 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65446 and 65456, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65446,65456) = 2
LCM(65446,65456) = ( 65446 × 65456) / 2
LCM(65446,65456) = 4283833376 / 2
LCM(65446,65456) = 2141916688

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65446 and 65456 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65446 and 65456. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65446 and 65456.

Prime Factorization of 65446

Prime Factorization of 65456

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65446 and 65456.

LCM(65446,65456) = 2⁴ × 43¹ × 761¹ × 4091¹
LCM(65446,65456) = 2141916688