What is the Least Common Multiple of 65598 and 65616?

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 65598 and 65616 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65598 and 65616, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65598,65616) = 6
LCM(65598,65616) = ( 65598 × 65616) / 6
LCM(65598,65616) = 4304278368 / 6
LCM(65598,65616) = 717379728

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65598 and 65616 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65598 and 65616. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65598 and 65616.

Prime Factorization of 65598

Prime Factorization of 65616

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65598 and 65616.

LCM(65598,65616) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 29² × 1367¹
LCM(65598,65616) = 717379728