What is the Least Common Multiple of 65624 and 65631?

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 65624 and 65631 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65624 and 65631, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65624,65631) = 1
LCM(65624,65631) = ( 65624 × 65631) / 1
LCM(65624,65631) = 4306968744 / 1
LCM(65624,65631) = 4306968744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65624 and 65631 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65624 and 65631. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65624 and 65631.

Prime Factorization of 65624

Prime Factorization of 65631

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65624 and 65631.

LCM(65624,65631) = 2³ × 13¹ × 631¹ × 3¹ × 131¹ × 167¹
LCM(65624,65631) = 4306968744