What is the Least Common Multiple of 65868 and 65883?

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 65868 and 65883 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65868 and 65883, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65868,65883) = 3
LCM(65868,65883) = ( 65868 × 65883) / 3
LCM(65868,65883) = 4339581444 / 3
LCM(65868,65883) = 1446527148

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65868 and 65883 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65868 and 65883. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65868 and 65883.

Prime Factorization of 65868

Prime Factorization of 65883

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65868 and 65883.

LCM(65868,65883) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 499¹ × 21961¹
LCM(65868,65883) = 1446527148