What is the Least Common Multiple of 65742 and 65747?

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 65742 and 65747 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65742 and 65747, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65742,65747) = 1
LCM(65742,65747) = ( 65742 × 65747) / 1
LCM(65742,65747) = 4322339274 / 1
LCM(65742,65747) = 4322339274

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65742 and 65747 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65742 and 65747. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65742 and 65747.

Prime Factorization of 65742

Prime Factorization of 65747

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65742 and 65747.

LCM(65742,65747) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10957¹ × 11¹ × 43¹ × 139¹
LCM(65742,65747) = 4322339274