What is the Least Common Multiple of 65848 and 65864?

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 65864 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 65864, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65848,65864) = 8
LCM(65848,65864) = ( 65848 × 65864) / 8
LCM(65848,65864) = 4337012672 / 8
LCM(65848,65864) = 542126584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65848 and 65864 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65848 and 65864. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65848 and 65864.

Prime Factorization of 65848

Prime Factorization of 65864

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65848 and 65864.

LCM(65848,65864) = 2³ × 8231¹ × 8233¹
LCM(65848,65864) = 542126584