What is the Least Common Multiple of 65587 and 65604?

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 65587 and 65604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65587 and 65604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65587,65604) = 1
LCM(65587,65604) = ( 65587 × 65604) / 1
LCM(65587,65604) = 4302769548 / 1
LCM(65587,65604) = 4302769548

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65587 and 65604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65587 and 65604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65587 and 65604.

Prime Factorization of 65587

Prime Factorization of 65604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65587 and 65604.

LCM(65587,65604) = 65587¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 71¹
LCM(65587,65604) = 4302769548