What is the Least Common Multiple of 65506 and 65526?

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 65506 and 65526 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65506 and 65526, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65506,65526) = 2
LCM(65506,65526) = ( 65506 × 65526) / 2
LCM(65506,65526) = 4292346156 / 2
LCM(65506,65526) = 2146173078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65506 and 65526 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65506 and 65526. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65506 and 65526.

Prime Factorization of 65506

Prime Factorization of 65526

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65506 and 65526.

LCM(65506,65526) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4679¹ × 3¹ × 67¹ × 163¹
LCM(65506,65526) = 2146173078