What is the Least Common Multiple of 65792 and 65796?

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 65792 and 65796 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65792 and 65796, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65792,65796) = 4
LCM(65792,65796) = ( 65792 × 65796) / 4
LCM(65792,65796) = 4328850432 / 4
LCM(65792,65796) = 1082212608

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65792 and 65796 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65792 and 65796. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65792 and 65796.

Prime Factorization of 65792

Prime Factorization of 65796

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65792 and 65796.

LCM(65792,65796) = 2⁸ × 257¹ × 3¹ × 5483¹
LCM(65792,65796) = 1082212608