What is the Least Common Multiple of 65943 and 65959?

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 65959 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 65959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65943,65959) = 1
LCM(65943,65959) = ( 65943 × 65959) / 1
LCM(65943,65959) = 4349534337 / 1
LCM(65943,65959) = 4349534337

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65943 and 65959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65943 and 65959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65943 and 65959.

Prime Factorization of 65943

Prime Factorization of 65959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65943 and 65959.

LCM(65943,65959) = 3² × 17¹ × 431¹ × 71¹ × 929¹
LCM(65943,65959) = 4349534337