What is the Least Common Multiple of 65459 and 65477?

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 65459 and 65477 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65459 and 65477, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65459,65477) = 1
LCM(65459,65477) = ( 65459 × 65477) / 1
LCM(65459,65477) = 4286058943 / 1
LCM(65459,65477) = 4286058943

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65459 and 65477 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65459 and 65477. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65459 and 65477.

Prime Factorization of 65459

Prime Factorization of 65477

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65459 and 65477.

LCM(65459,65477) = 67¹ × 977¹ × 41¹ × 1597¹
LCM(65459,65477) = 4286058943