What is the Least Common Multiple of 65746 and 65762?

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 65746 and 65762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65746 and 65762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65746,65762) = 2
LCM(65746,65762) = ( 65746 × 65762) / 2
LCM(65746,65762) = 4323588452 / 2
LCM(65746,65762) = 2161794226

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65746 and 65762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65746 and 65762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65746 and 65762.

Prime Factorization of 65746

Prime Factorization of 65762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65746 and 65762.

LCM(65746,65762) = 2¹ × 71¹ × 463¹ × 131¹ × 251¹
LCM(65746,65762) = 2161794226