What is the Least Common Multiple of 65681 and 65687?

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 65681 and 65687 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65681 and 65687, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65681,65687) = 1
LCM(65681,65687) = ( 65681 × 65687) / 1
LCM(65681,65687) = 4314387847 / 1
LCM(65681,65687) = 4314387847

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65681 and 65687 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65681 and 65687. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65681 and 65687.

Prime Factorization of 65681

Prime Factorization of 65687

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65681 and 65687.

LCM(65681,65687) = 7¹ × 11¹ × 853¹ × 65687¹
LCM(65681,65687) = 4314387847