What is the Least Common Multiple of 65924 and 65944?

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 65924 and 65944 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65924 and 65944, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65924,65944) = 4
LCM(65924,65944) = ( 65924 × 65944) / 4
LCM(65924,65944) = 4347292256 / 4
LCM(65924,65944) = 1086823064

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65924 and 65944 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65924 and 65944. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65924 and 65944.

Prime Factorization of 65924

Prime Factorization of 65944

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65924 and 65944.

LCM(65924,65944) = 2³ × 16481¹ × 8243¹
LCM(65924,65944) = 1086823064