What is the Least Common Multiple of 65838 and 65848?

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 65838 and 65848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65838 and 65848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65838,65848) = 2
LCM(65838,65848) = ( 65838 × 65848) / 2
LCM(65838,65848) = 4335300624 / 2
LCM(65838,65848) = 2167650312

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65838 and 65848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65838 and 65848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65838 and 65848.

Prime Factorization of 65838

Prime Factorization of 65848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65838 and 65848.

LCM(65838,65848) = 2³ × 3¹ × 10973¹ × 8231¹
LCM(65838,65848) = 2167650312