What is the Least Common Multiple of 65896 and 65912?

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 65912 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 65912, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65896,65912) = 8
LCM(65896,65912) = ( 65896 × 65912) / 8
LCM(65896,65912) = 4343337152 / 8
LCM(65896,65912) = 542917144

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65896 and 65912 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65896 and 65912. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65896 and 65912.

Prime Factorization of 65896

Prime Factorization of 65912

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65896 and 65912.

LCM(65896,65912) = 2³ × 8237¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 107¹
LCM(65896,65912) = 542917144