What is the Least Common Multiple of 65450 and 65466?

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 65450 and 65466 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65450 and 65466, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65450,65466) = 2
LCM(65450,65466) = ( 65450 × 65466) / 2
LCM(65450,65466) = 4284749700 / 2
LCM(65450,65466) = 2142374850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65450 and 65466 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65450 and 65466. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65450 and 65466.

Prime Factorization of 65450

Prime Factorization of 65466

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65450 and 65466.

LCM(65450,65466) = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 3² × 3637¹
LCM(65450,65466) = 2142374850