What is the Least Common Multiple of 65942 and 65951?

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 65942 and 65951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65942 and 65951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65942,65951) = 1
LCM(65942,65951) = ( 65942 × 65951) / 1
LCM(65942,65951) = 4348940842 / 1
LCM(65942,65951) = 4348940842

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65942 and 65951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65942 and 65951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65942 and 65951.

Prime Factorization of 65942

Prime Factorization of 65951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65942 and 65951.

LCM(65942,65951) = 2¹ × 32971¹ × 65951¹
LCM(65942,65951) = 4348940842