What is the Least Common Multiple of 65648 and 65668?

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 65648 and 65668 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65648 and 65668, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65648,65668) = 4
LCM(65648,65668) = ( 65648 × 65668) / 4
LCM(65648,65668) = 4310972864 / 4
LCM(65648,65668) = 1077743216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65648 and 65668 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65648 and 65668. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65648 and 65668.

Prime Factorization of 65648

Prime Factorization of 65668

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65648 and 65668.

LCM(65648,65668) = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 373¹ × 16417¹
LCM(65648,65668) = 1077743216