What is the Least Common Multiple of 65686 and 65704?

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 65686 and 65704 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65686 and 65704, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65686,65704) = 2
LCM(65686,65704) = ( 65686 × 65704) / 2
LCM(65686,65704) = 4315832944 / 2
LCM(65686,65704) = 2157916472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65686 and 65704 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65686 and 65704. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65686 and 65704.

Prime Factorization of 65686

Prime Factorization of 65704

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65686 and 65704.

LCM(65686,65704) = 2³ × 32843¹ × 43¹ × 191¹
LCM(65686,65704) = 2157916472