What is the Least Common Multiple of 65938 and 65956?

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 65938 and 65956 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65938 and 65956, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65938,65956) = 2
LCM(65938,65956) = ( 65938 × 65956) / 2
LCM(65938,65956) = 4349006728 / 2
LCM(65938,65956) = 2174503364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65938 and 65956 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65938 and 65956. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65938 and 65956.

Prime Factorization of 65938

Prime Factorization of 65956

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65938 and 65956.

LCM(65938,65956) = 2² × 32969¹ × 11¹ × 1499¹
LCM(65938,65956) = 2174503364