What is the Least Common Multiple of 65517 and 65534?

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 65517 and 65534 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65517 and 65534, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65517,65534) = 1
LCM(65517,65534) = ( 65517 × 65534) / 1
LCM(65517,65534) = 4293591078 / 1
LCM(65517,65534) = 4293591078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65517 and 65534 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65517 and 65534. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65517 and 65534.

Prime Factorization of 65517

Prime Factorization of 65534

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65517 and 65534.

LCM(65517,65534) = 3¹ × 21839¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 151¹
LCM(65517,65534) = 4293591078