What is the Least Common Multiple of 65798 and 65802?

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 65798 and 65802 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65798 and 65802, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65798,65802) = 2
LCM(65798,65802) = ( 65798 × 65802) / 2
LCM(65798,65802) = 4329639996 / 2
LCM(65798,65802) = 2164819998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65798 and 65802 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65798 and 65802. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65798 and 65802.

Prime Factorization of 65798

Prime Factorization of 65802

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65798 and 65802.

LCM(65798,65802) = 2¹ × 167¹ × 197¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 997¹
LCM(65798,65802) = 2164819998