What is the Least Common Multiple of 65887 and 65906?

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 65887 and 65906 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65887 and 65906, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65887,65906) = 1
LCM(65887,65906) = ( 65887 × 65906) / 1
LCM(65887,65906) = 4342348622 / 1
LCM(65887,65906) = 4342348622

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65887 and 65906 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65887 and 65906. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65887 and 65906.

Prime Factorization of 65887

Prime Factorization of 65906

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65887 and 65906.

LCM(65887,65906) = 41¹ × 1607¹ × 2¹ × 31¹ × 1063¹
LCM(65887,65906) = 4342348622