What is the Least Common Multiple of 65901 and 65917?

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 65901 and 65917 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65901 and 65917, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65901,65917) = 1
LCM(65901,65917) = ( 65901 × 65917) / 1
LCM(65901,65917) = 4343996217 / 1
LCM(65901,65917) = 4343996217

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65901 and 65917 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65901 and 65917. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65901 and 65917.

Prime Factorization of 65901

Prime Factorization of 65917

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65901 and 65917.

LCM(65901,65917) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1997¹ × 29¹ × 2273¹
LCM(65901,65917) = 4343996217