What is the Least Common Multiple of 65698 and 65706?

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 65698 and 65706 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65698 and 65706, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65698,65706) = 2
LCM(65698,65706) = ( 65698 × 65706) / 2
LCM(65698,65706) = 4316752788 / 2
LCM(65698,65706) = 2158376394

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65698 and 65706 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65698 and 65706. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65698 and 65706.

Prime Factorization of 65698

Prime Factorization of 65706

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65698 and 65706.

LCM(65698,65706) = 2¹ × 107¹ × 307¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 233¹
LCM(65698,65706) = 2158376394