What is the Least Common Multiple of 65863 and 65874?

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 65863 and 65874 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65863 and 65874, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65863,65874) = 1
LCM(65863,65874) = ( 65863 × 65874) / 1
LCM(65863,65874) = 4338659262 / 1
LCM(65863,65874) = 4338659262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65863 and 65874 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65863 and 65874. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65863 and 65874.

Prime Factorization of 65863

Prime Factorization of 65874

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65863 and 65874.

LCM(65863,65874) = 7¹ × 97² × 2¹ × 3¹ × 10979¹
LCM(65863,65874) = 4338659262