What is the Least Common Multiple of 65896 and 65901?

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 65896 and 65901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65896 and 65901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65896,65901) = 1
LCM(65896,65901) = ( 65896 × 65901) / 1
LCM(65896,65901) = 4342612296 / 1
LCM(65896,65901) = 4342612296

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65896 and 65901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65896 and 65901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65896 and 65901.

Prime Factorization of 65896

Prime Factorization of 65901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65896 and 65901.

LCM(65896,65901) = 2³ × 8237¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1997¹
LCM(65896,65901) = 4342612296