What is the Least Common Multiple of 65492 and 65498?

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 65492 and 65498 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65492 and 65498, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65492,65498) = 2
LCM(65492,65498) = ( 65492 × 65498) / 2
LCM(65492,65498) = 4289595016 / 2
LCM(65492,65498) = 2144797508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65492 and 65498 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65492 and 65498. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65492 and 65498.

Prime Factorization of 65492

Prime Factorization of 65498

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65492 and 65498.

LCM(65492,65498) = 2² × 7¹ × 2339¹ × 32749¹
LCM(65492,65498) = 2144797508