What is the Least Common Multiple of 65548 and 65560?

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 65548 and 65560 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65548 and 65560, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65548,65560) = 4
LCM(65548,65560) = ( 65548 × 65560) / 4
LCM(65548,65560) = 4297326880 / 4
LCM(65548,65560) = 1074331720

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65548 and 65560 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65548 and 65560. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65548 and 65560.

Prime Factorization of 65548

Prime Factorization of 65560

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65548 and 65560.

LCM(65548,65560) = 2³ × 7¹ × 2341¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 149¹
LCM(65548,65560) = 1074331720