What is the Least Common Multiple of 65718 and 65727?

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 65727 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 65727, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65718,65727) = 9
LCM(65718,65727) = ( 65718 × 65727) / 9
LCM(65718,65727) = 4319446986 / 9
LCM(65718,65727) = 479938554

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65718 and 65727 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65718 and 65727. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65718 and 65727.

Prime Factorization of 65718

Prime Factorization of 65727

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65718 and 65727.

LCM(65718,65727) = 2¹ × 3³ × 1217¹ × 67¹ × 109¹
LCM(65718,65727) = 479938554