What is the Least Common Multiple of 65602 and 65618?

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 65618 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 65618, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65602,65618) = 2
LCM(65602,65618) = ( 65602 × 65618) / 2
LCM(65602,65618) = 4304672036 / 2
LCM(65602,65618) = 2152336018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65602 and 65618 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65602 and 65618. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65602 and 65618.

Prime Factorization of 65602

Prime Factorization of 65618

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65602 and 65618.

LCM(65602,65618) = 2¹ × 32801¹ × 7¹ × 43¹ × 109¹
LCM(65602,65618) = 2152336018