What is the Least Common Multiple of 65876 and 65887?

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 65876 and 65887 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65876 and 65887, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65876,65887) = 1
LCM(65876,65887) = ( 65876 × 65887) / 1
LCM(65876,65887) = 4340372012 / 1
LCM(65876,65887) = 4340372012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65876 and 65887 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65876 and 65887. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65876 and 65887.

Prime Factorization of 65876

Prime Factorization of 65887

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65876 and 65887.

LCM(65876,65887) = 2² × 43¹ × 383¹ × 41¹ × 1607¹
LCM(65876,65887) = 4340372012