What is the Least Common Multiple of 65858 and 65862?

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 65858 and 65862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65858 and 65862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65858,65862) = 2
LCM(65858,65862) = ( 65858 × 65862) / 2
LCM(65858,65862) = 4337539596 / 2
LCM(65858,65862) = 2168769798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65858 and 65862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65858 and 65862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65858 and 65862.

Prime Factorization of 65858

Prime Factorization of 65862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65858 and 65862.

LCM(65858,65862) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 149¹ × 3² × 3659¹
LCM(65858,65862) = 2168769798