What is the Least Common Multiple of 65846 and 65861?

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 65861 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 65861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65846,65861) = 1
LCM(65846,65861) = ( 65846 × 65861) / 1
LCM(65846,65861) = 4336683406 / 1
LCM(65846,65861) = 4336683406

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65846 and 65861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65846 and 65861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65846 and 65861.

Prime Factorization of 65846

Prime Factorization of 65861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65846 and 65861.

LCM(65846,65861) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 41¹ × 73¹ × 67¹ × 983¹
LCM(65846,65861) = 4336683406