What is the Least Common Multiple of 65855 and 65873?

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 65855 and 65873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65855 and 65873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65855,65873) = 1
LCM(65855,65873) = ( 65855 × 65873) / 1
LCM(65855,65873) = 4338066415 / 1
LCM(65855,65873) = 4338066415

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65855 and 65873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65855 and 65873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65855 and 65873.

Prime Factorization of 65855

Prime Factorization of 65873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65855 and 65873.

LCM(65855,65873) = 5¹ × 13171¹ × 19¹ × 3467¹
LCM(65855,65873) = 4338066415