What is the Least Common Multiple of 65526 and 65533?

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 65526 and 65533 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65526 and 65533, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65526,65533) = 1
LCM(65526,65533) = ( 65526 × 65533) / 1
LCM(65526,65533) = 4294115358 / 1
LCM(65526,65533) = 4294115358

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65526 and 65533 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65526 and 65533. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65526 and 65533.

Prime Factorization of 65526

Prime Factorization of 65533

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65526 and 65533.

LCM(65526,65533) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 67¹ × 163¹ × 13¹ × 71²
LCM(65526,65533) = 4294115358