What is the Least Common Multiple of 65533 and 65541?

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 65533 and 65541 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65533 and 65541, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65533,65541) = 1
LCM(65533,65541) = ( 65533 × 65541) / 1
LCM(65533,65541) = 4295098353 / 1
LCM(65533,65541) = 4295098353

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65533 and 65541 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65533 and 65541. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65533 and 65541.

Prime Factorization of 65533

Prime Factorization of 65541

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65533 and 65541.

LCM(65533,65541) = 13¹ × 71² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 3121¹
LCM(65533,65541) = 4295098353