What is the Least Common Multiple of 65808 and 65826?

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 65808 and 65826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65808 and 65826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65808,65826) = 18
LCM(65808,65826) = ( 65808 × 65826) / 18
LCM(65808,65826) = 4331877408 / 18
LCM(65808,65826) = 240659856

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65808 and 65826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65808 and 65826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65808 and 65826.

Prime Factorization of 65808

Prime Factorization of 65826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65808 and 65826.

LCM(65808,65826) = 2⁴ × 3³ × 457¹ × 23¹ × 53¹
LCM(65808,65826) = 240659856