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What is the Least Common Multiple of 65532 and 65540?

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 (LCM) of 65532 and 65540 is 1073741820.

LCM(65532,65540) = 1073741820

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Least Common Multiple of 65532 and 65540 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65532 and 65540, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65532,65540) = 4
LCM(65532,65540) = ( 65532 × 65540) / 4
LCM(65532,65540) = 4294967280 / 4
LCM(65532,65540) = 1073741820

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65532 and 65540 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65532 and 65540. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65532 and 65540.

Prime Factorization of 65532

Prime factors of 65532 are 2, 3, 43, 127. Prime factorization of 65532 in exponential form is:

65532 = 22 × 31 × 431 × 1271

Prime Factorization of 65540

Prime factors of 65540 are 2, 5, 29, 113. Prime factorization of 65540 in exponential form is:

65540 = 22 × 51 × 291 × 1131

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65532 and 65540.

LCM(65532,65540) = 22 × 31 × 431 × 1271 × 51 × 291 × 1131
LCM(65532,65540) = 1073741820