What is the Least Common Multiple of 65485 and 65502?

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 65485 and 65502 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65485 and 65502, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65485,65502) = 1
LCM(65485,65502) = ( 65485 × 65502) / 1
LCM(65485,65502) = 4289398470 / 1
LCM(65485,65502) = 4289398470

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65485 and 65502 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65485 and 65502. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65485 and 65502.

Prime Factorization of 65485

Prime Factorization of 65502

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65485 and 65502.

LCM(65485,65502) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1871¹ × 2¹ × 3³ × 1213¹
LCM(65485,65502) = 4289398470