What is the Least Common Multiple of 65574 and 65588?

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 65574 and 65588 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65574 and 65588, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65574,65588) = 2
LCM(65574,65588) = ( 65574 × 65588) / 2
LCM(65574,65588) = 4300867512 / 2
LCM(65574,65588) = 2150433756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65574 and 65588 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65574 and 65588. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65574 and 65588.

Prime Factorization of 65574

Prime Factorization of 65588

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65574 and 65588.

LCM(65574,65588) = 2² × 3² × 3643¹ × 19¹ × 863¹
LCM(65574,65588) = 2150433756