What is the Least Common Multiple of 65534 and 65542?

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 65534 and 65542 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65534 and 65542, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65534,65542) = 2
LCM(65534,65542) = ( 65534 × 65542) / 2
LCM(65534,65542) = 4295229428 / 2
LCM(65534,65542) = 2147614714

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65534 and 65542 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65534 and 65542. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65534 and 65542.

Prime Factorization of 65534

Prime Factorization of 65542

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65534 and 65542.

LCM(65534,65542) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 151¹ × 32771¹
LCM(65534,65542) = 2147614714