What is the Least Common Multiple of 65496 and 65503?

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 65496 and 65503 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65496 and 65503, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65496,65503) = 1
LCM(65496,65503) = ( 65496 × 65503) / 1
LCM(65496,65503) = 4290184488 / 1
LCM(65496,65503) = 4290184488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65496 and 65503 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65496 and 65503. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65496 and 65503.

Prime Factorization of 65496

Prime Factorization of 65503

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65496 and 65503.

LCM(65496,65503) = 2³ × 3¹ × 2729¹ × 31¹ × 2113¹
LCM(65496,65503) = 4290184488