What is the Least Common Multiple of 65862 and 65879?

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 65862 and 65879 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65862 and 65879, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65862,65879) = 1
LCM(65862,65879) = ( 65862 × 65879) / 1
LCM(65862,65879) = 4338922698 / 1
LCM(65862,65879) = 4338922698

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65862 and 65879 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65862 and 65879. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65862 and 65879.

Prime Factorization of 65862

Prime Factorization of 65879

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65862 and 65879.

LCM(65862,65879) = 2¹ × 3² × 3659¹ × 11¹ × 53¹ × 113¹
LCM(65862,65879) = 4338922698