What is the Least Common Multiple of 65545 and 65553?

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 65545 and 65553 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65545 and 65553, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65545,65553) = 1
LCM(65545,65553) = ( 65545 × 65553) / 1
LCM(65545,65553) = 4296671385 / 1
LCM(65545,65553) = 4296671385

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65545 and 65553 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65545 and 65553. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65545 and 65553.

Prime Factorization of 65545

Prime Factorization of 65553

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65545 and 65553.

LCM(65545,65553) = 5¹ × 13109¹ × 3¹ × 21851¹
LCM(65545,65553) = 4296671385