What is the Least Common Multiple of 65539 and 65544?

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 65539 and 65544 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65539 and 65544, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65539,65544) = 1
LCM(65539,65544) = ( 65539 × 65544) / 1
LCM(65539,65544) = 4295688216 / 1
LCM(65539,65544) = 4295688216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65539 and 65544 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65539 and 65544. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65539 and 65544.

Prime Factorization of 65539

Prime Factorization of 65544

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65539 and 65544.

LCM(65539,65544) = 65539¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 2731¹
LCM(65539,65544) = 4295688216