What is the Least Common Multiple of 65568 and 65577?

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 65568 and 65577 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65568 and 65577, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65568,65577) = 3
LCM(65568,65577) = ( 65568 × 65577) / 3
LCM(65568,65577) = 4299752736 / 3
LCM(65568,65577) = 1433250912

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65568 and 65577 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65568 and 65577. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65568 and 65577.

Prime Factorization of 65568

Prime Factorization of 65577

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65568 and 65577.

LCM(65568,65577) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 683¹ × 21859¹
LCM(65568,65577) = 1433250912