What is the Least Common Multiple of 65837 and 65856?

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 65856 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 65856, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65837,65856) = 1
LCM(65837,65856) = ( 65837 × 65856) / 1
LCM(65837,65856) = 4335761472 / 1
LCM(65837,65856) = 4335761472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65837 and 65856 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65837 and 65856. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65837 and 65856.

Prime Factorization of 65837

Prime Factorization of 65856

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65837 and 65856.

LCM(65837,65856) = 65837¹ × 2⁶ × 3¹ × 7³
LCM(65837,65856) = 4335761472