What is the Least Common Multiple of 65473 and 65491?

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 65473 and 65491 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65473 and 65491, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65473,65491) = 1
LCM(65473,65491) = ( 65473 × 65491) / 1
LCM(65473,65491) = 4287892243 / 1
LCM(65473,65491) = 4287892243

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65473 and 65491 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65473 and 65491. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65473 and 65491.

Prime Factorization of 65473

Prime Factorization of 65491

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65473 and 65491.

LCM(65473,65491) = 233¹ × 281¹ × 79¹ × 829¹
LCM(65473,65491) = 4287892243