What is the Least Common Multiple of 65488 and 65497?

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 65488 and 65497 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65488 and 65497, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65488,65497) = 1
LCM(65488,65497) = ( 65488 × 65497) / 1
LCM(65488,65497) = 4289267536 / 1
LCM(65488,65497) = 4289267536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65488 and 65497 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65488 and 65497. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65488 and 65497.

Prime Factorization of 65488

Prime Factorization of 65497

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65488 and 65497.

LCM(65488,65497) = 2⁴ × 4093¹ × 65497¹
LCM(65488,65497) = 4289267536