What is the Least Common Multiple of 65756 and 65774?

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 65756 and 65774 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65756 and 65774, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65756,65774) = 2
LCM(65756,65774) = ( 65756 × 65774) / 2
LCM(65756,65774) = 4325035144 / 2
LCM(65756,65774) = 2162517572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65756 and 65774 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65756 and 65774. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65756 and 65774.

Prime Factorization of 65756

Prime Factorization of 65774

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65756 and 65774.

LCM(65756,65774) = 2² × 17¹ × 967¹ × 32887¹
LCM(65756,65774) = 2162517572