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What is the Least Common Multiple of 65931 and 65940?

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 (LCM) of 65931 and 65940 is 1449163380.

LCM(65931,65940) = 1449163380

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Least Common Multiple of 65931 and 65940 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65931 and 65940, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65931,65940) = 3
LCM(65931,65940) = ( 65931 × 65940) / 3
LCM(65931,65940) = 4347490140 / 3
LCM(65931,65940) = 1449163380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65931 and 65940 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65931 and 65940. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65931 and 65940.

Prime Factorization of 65931

Prime factors of 65931 are 3, 21977. Prime factorization of 65931 in exponential form is:

65931 = 31 × 219771

Prime Factorization of 65940

Prime factors of 65940 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 157. Prime factorization of 65940 in exponential form is:

65940 = 22 × 31 × 51 × 71 × 1571

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65931 and 65940.

LCM(65931,65940) = 31 × 219771 × 22 × 51 × 71 × 1571
LCM(65931,65940) = 1449163380