What is the Least Common Multiple of 65869 and 65882?

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 65869 and 65882 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65869 and 65882, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65869,65882) = 1
LCM(65869,65882) = ( 65869 × 65882) / 1
LCM(65869,65882) = 4339581458 / 1
LCM(65869,65882) = 4339581458

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65869 and 65882 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65869 and 65882. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65869 and 65882.

Prime Factorization of 65869

Prime Factorization of 65882

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65869 and 65882.

LCM(65869,65882) = 199¹ × 331¹ × 2¹ × 32941¹
LCM(65869,65882) = 4339581458