What is the Least Common Multiple of 65586 and 65597?

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 65586 and 65597 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65586 and 65597, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65586,65597) = 1
LCM(65586,65597) = ( 65586 × 65597) / 1
LCM(65586,65597) = 4302244842 / 1
LCM(65586,65597) = 4302244842

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65586 and 65597 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65586 and 65597. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65586 and 65597.

Prime Factorization of 65586

Prime Factorization of 65597

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65586 and 65597.

LCM(65586,65597) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 643¹ × 7¹ × 9371¹
LCM(65586,65597) = 4302244842