What is the Least Common Multiple of 65602 and 65608?

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 65602 and 65608 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65602 and 65608, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65602,65608) = 2
LCM(65602,65608) = ( 65602 × 65608) / 2
LCM(65602,65608) = 4304016016 / 2
LCM(65602,65608) = 2152008008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65602 and 65608 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65602 and 65608. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65602 and 65608.

Prime Factorization of 65602

Prime Factorization of 65608

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65602 and 65608.

LCM(65602,65608) = 2³ × 32801¹ × 59¹ × 139¹
LCM(65602,65608) = 2152008008