What is the Least Common Multiple of 65742 and 65748?

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 65748 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 65748, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65742,65748) = 6
LCM(65742,65748) = ( 65742 × 65748) / 6
LCM(65742,65748) = 4322405016 / 6
LCM(65742,65748) = 720400836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65742 and 65748 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65742 and 65748. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65742 and 65748.

Prime Factorization of 65742

Prime Factorization of 65748

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65742 and 65748.

LCM(65742,65748) = 2² × 3¹ × 10957¹ × 5479¹
LCM(65742,65748) = 720400836