What is the Least Common Multiple of 65552 and 65564?

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 65552 and 65564 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65552 and 65564, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65552,65564) = 4
LCM(65552,65564) = ( 65552 × 65564) / 4
LCM(65552,65564) = 4297851328 / 4
LCM(65552,65564) = 1074462832

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65552 and 65564 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65552 and 65564. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65552 and 65564.

Prime Factorization of 65552

Prime Factorization of 65564

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65552 and 65564.

LCM(65552,65564) = 2⁴ × 17¹ × 241¹ × 37¹ × 443¹
LCM(65552,65564) = 1074462832