What is the Least Common Multiple of 65853 and 65863?

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 65853 and 65863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65853 and 65863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65853,65863) = 1
LCM(65853,65863) = ( 65853 × 65863) / 1
LCM(65853,65863) = 4337276139 / 1
LCM(65853,65863) = 4337276139

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65853 and 65863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65853 and 65863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65853 and 65863.

Prime Factorization of 65853

Prime Factorization of 65863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65853 and 65863.

LCM(65853,65863) = 3⁵ × 271¹ × 7¹ × 97²
LCM(65853,65863) = 4337276139