What is the Least Common Multiple of 65596 and 65602?

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 65596 and 65602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65596 and 65602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65596,65602) = 2
LCM(65596,65602) = ( 65596 × 65602) / 2
LCM(65596,65602) = 4303228792 / 2
LCM(65596,65602) = 2151614396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65596 and 65602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65596 and 65602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65596 and 65602.

Prime Factorization of 65596

Prime Factorization of 65602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65596 and 65602.

LCM(65596,65602) = 2² × 23² × 31¹ × 32801¹
LCM(65596,65602) = 2151614396