What is the Least Common Multiple of 65522 and 65530?

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 65522 and 65530 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65522 and 65530, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65522,65530) = 2
LCM(65522,65530) = ( 65522 × 65530) / 2
LCM(65522,65530) = 4293656660 / 2
LCM(65522,65530) = 2146828330

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65522 and 65530 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65522 and 65530. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65522 and 65530.

Prime Factorization of 65522

Prime Factorization of 65530

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65522 and 65530.

LCM(65522,65530) = 2¹ × 181² × 5¹ × 6553¹
LCM(65522,65530) = 2146828330