What is the Least Common Multiple of 65846 and 65850?

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 65846 and 65850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65846 and 65850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65846,65850) = 2
LCM(65846,65850) = ( 65846 × 65850) / 2
LCM(65846,65850) = 4335959100 / 2
LCM(65846,65850) = 2167979550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65846 and 65850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65846 and 65850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65846 and 65850.

Prime Factorization of 65846

Prime Factorization of 65850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65846 and 65850.

LCM(65846,65850) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 41¹ × 73¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 439¹
LCM(65846,65850) = 2167979550