What is the Least Common Multiple of 65666 and 65674?

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 65666 and 65674 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65666 and 65674, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65666,65674) = 2
LCM(65666,65674) = ( 65666 × 65674) / 2
LCM(65666,65674) = 4312548884 / 2
LCM(65666,65674) = 2156274442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65666 and 65674 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65666 and 65674. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65666 and 65674.

Prime Factorization of 65666

Prime Factorization of 65674

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65666 and 65674.

LCM(65666,65674) = 2¹ × 32833¹ × 7¹ × 4691¹
LCM(65666,65674) = 2156274442