What is the Least Common Multiple of 65943 and 65963?

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 65963 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 65963, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65943,65963) = 1
LCM(65943,65963) = ( 65943 × 65963) / 1
LCM(65943,65963) = 4349798109 / 1
LCM(65943,65963) = 4349798109

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65943 and 65963 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65943 and 65963. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65943 and 65963.

Prime Factorization of 65943

Prime Factorization of 65963

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65943 and 65963.

LCM(65943,65963) = 3² × 17¹ × 431¹ × 65963¹
LCM(65943,65963) = 4349798109