What is the Least Common Multiple of 65718 and 65724?

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 65718 and 65724 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65718 and 65724, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65718,65724) = 6
LCM(65718,65724) = ( 65718 × 65724) / 6
LCM(65718,65724) = 4319249832 / 6
LCM(65718,65724) = 719874972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65718 and 65724 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65718 and 65724. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65718 and 65724.

Prime Factorization of 65718

Prime Factorization of 65724

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65718 and 65724.

LCM(65718,65724) = 2² × 3³ × 1217¹ × 5477¹
LCM(65718,65724) = 719874972