What is the Least Common Multiple of 65864 and 65876?

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 65864 and 65876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65864 and 65876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65864,65876) = 4
LCM(65864,65876) = ( 65864 × 65876) / 4
LCM(65864,65876) = 4338856864 / 4
LCM(65864,65876) = 1084714216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65864 and 65876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65864 and 65876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65864 and 65876.

Prime Factorization of 65864

Prime Factorization of 65876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65864 and 65876.

LCM(65864,65876) = 2³ × 8233¹ × 43¹ × 383¹
LCM(65864,65876) = 1084714216