What is the Least Common Multiple of 65586 and 65603?

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 65603 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 65603, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65586,65603) = 17
LCM(65586,65603) = ( 65586 × 65603) / 17
LCM(65586,65603) = 4302638358 / 17
LCM(65586,65603) = 253096374

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65586 and 65603 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65586 and 65603. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65586 and 65603.

Prime Factorization of 65586

Prime Factorization of 65603

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65586 and 65603.

LCM(65586,65603) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17² × 643¹ × 227¹
LCM(65586,65603) = 253096374