What is the Least Common Multiple of 65644 and 65662?

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 65644 and 65662 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65644 and 65662, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65644,65662) = 2
LCM(65644,65662) = ( 65644 × 65662) / 2
LCM(65644,65662) = 4310316328 / 2
LCM(65644,65662) = 2155158164

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65644 and 65662 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65644 and 65662. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65644 and 65662.

Prime Factorization of 65644

Prime Factorization of 65662

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65644 and 65662.

LCM(65644,65662) = 2² × 16411¹ × 32831¹
LCM(65644,65662) = 2155158164