What is the Least Common Multiple of 65837 and 65844?

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 65837 and 65844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65837 and 65844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65837,65844) = 1
LCM(65837,65844) = ( 65837 × 65844) / 1
LCM(65837,65844) = 4334971428 / 1
LCM(65837,65844) = 4334971428

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65837 and 65844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65837 and 65844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65837 and 65844.

Prime Factorization of 65837

Prime Factorization of 65844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65837 and 65844.

LCM(65837,65844) = 65837¹ × 2² × 3² × 31¹ × 59¹
LCM(65837,65844) = 4334971428