What is the Least Common Multiple of 65617 and 65634?

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 65617 and 65634 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65617 and 65634, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65617,65634) = 1
LCM(65617,65634) = ( 65617 × 65634) / 1
LCM(65617,65634) = 4306706178 / 1
LCM(65617,65634) = 4306706178

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65617 and 65634 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65617 and 65634. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65617 and 65634.

Prime Factorization of 65617

Prime Factorization of 65634

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65617 and 65634.

LCM(65617,65634) = 65617¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 10939¹
LCM(65617,65634) = 4306706178