What is the Least Common Multiple of 65616 and 65632?

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 65616 and 65632 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65616 and 65632, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65616,65632) = 16
LCM(65616,65632) = ( 65616 × 65632) / 16
LCM(65616,65632) = 4306509312 / 16
LCM(65616,65632) = 269156832

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65616 and 65632 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65616 and 65632. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65616 and 65632.

Prime Factorization of 65616

Prime Factorization of 65632

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65616 and 65632.

LCM(65616,65632) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 1367¹ × 7¹ × 293¹
LCM(65616,65632) = 269156832