What is the Least Common Multiple of 65848 and 65858?

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 65848 and 65858 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65848 and 65858, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65848,65858) = 2
LCM(65848,65858) = ( 65848 × 65858) / 2
LCM(65848,65858) = 4336617584 / 2
LCM(65848,65858) = 2168308792

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65848 and 65858 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65848 and 65858. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65848 and 65858.

Prime Factorization of 65848

Prime Factorization of 65858

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65848 and 65858.

LCM(65848,65858) = 2³ × 8231¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 149¹
LCM(65848,65858) = 2168308792