What is the Least Common Multiple of 65943 and 65949?

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 65943 and 65949 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65943 and 65949, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65943,65949) = 3
LCM(65943,65949) = ( 65943 × 65949) / 3
LCM(65943,65949) = 4348874907 / 3
LCM(65943,65949) = 1449624969

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65943 and 65949 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65943 and 65949. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65943 and 65949.

Prime Factorization of 65943

Prime Factorization of 65949

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65943 and 65949.

LCM(65943,65949) = 3² × 17¹ × 431¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 89¹
LCM(65943,65949) = 1449624969