What is the Least Common Multiple of 65691 and 65697?

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 65691 and 65697 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65691 and 65697, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65691,65697) = 3
LCM(65691,65697) = ( 65691 × 65697) / 3
LCM(65691,65697) = 4315701627 / 3
LCM(65691,65697) = 1438567209

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65691 and 65697 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65691 and 65697. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65691 and 65697.

Prime Factorization of 65691

Prime Factorization of 65697

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65691 and 65697.

LCM(65691,65697) = 3⁴ × 811¹ × 61¹ × 359¹
LCM(65691,65697) = 1438567209