What is the Least Common Multiple of 65606 and 65622?

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 65606 and 65622 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65606 and 65622, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65606,65622) = 2
LCM(65606,65622) = ( 65606 × 65622) / 2
LCM(65606,65622) = 4305196932 / 2
LCM(65606,65622) = 2152598466

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65606 and 65622 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65606 and 65622. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65606 and 65622.

Prime Factorization of 65606

Prime Factorization of 65622

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65606 and 65622.

LCM(65606,65622) = 2¹ × 32803¹ × 3¹ × 10937¹
LCM(65606,65622) = 2152598466