What is the Least Common Multiple of 65894 and 65898?

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 65894 and 65898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65894 and 65898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65894,65898) = 2
LCM(65894,65898) = ( 65894 × 65898) / 2
LCM(65894,65898) = 4342282812 / 2
LCM(65894,65898) = 2171141406

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65894 and 65898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65894 and 65898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65894 and 65898.

Prime Factorization of 65894

Prime Factorization of 65898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65894 and 65898.

LCM(65894,65898) = 2¹ × 47¹ × 701¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 523¹
LCM(65894,65898) = 2171141406