What is the Least Common Multiple of 65850 and 65867?

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 65850 and 65867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65850 and 65867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65850,65867) = 1
LCM(65850,65867) = ( 65850 × 65867) / 1
LCM(65850,65867) = 4337341950 / 1
LCM(65850,65867) = 4337341950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65850 and 65867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65850 and 65867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65850 and 65867.

Prime Factorization of 65850

Prime Factorization of 65867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65850 and 65867.

LCM(65850,65867) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 439¹ × 65867¹
LCM(65850,65867) = 4337341950