What is the Least Common Multiple of 65927 and 65942?

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 65927 and 65942 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65927 and 65942, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65927,65942) = 1
LCM(65927,65942) = ( 65927 × 65942) / 1
LCM(65927,65942) = 4347358234 / 1
LCM(65927,65942) = 4347358234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65927 and 65942 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65927 and 65942. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65927 and 65942.

Prime Factorization of 65927

Prime Factorization of 65942

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65927 and 65942.

LCM(65927,65942) = 65927¹ × 2¹ × 32971¹
LCM(65927,65942) = 4347358234