What is the Least Common Multiple of 65888 and 65896?

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 65888 and 65896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65888 and 65896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65888,65896) = 8
LCM(65888,65896) = ( 65888 × 65896) / 8
LCM(65888,65896) = 4341755648 / 8
LCM(65888,65896) = 542719456

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65888 and 65896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65888 and 65896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65888 and 65896.

Prime Factorization of 65888

Prime Factorization of 65896

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65888 and 65896.

LCM(65888,65896) = 2⁵ × 29¹ × 71¹ × 8237¹
LCM(65888,65896) = 542719456