What is the Least Common Multiple of 65944 and 65953?

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 65944 and 65953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65944 and 65953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65944,65953) = 1
LCM(65944,65953) = ( 65944 × 65953) / 1
LCM(65944,65953) = 4349204632 / 1
LCM(65944,65953) = 4349204632

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65944 and 65953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65944 and 65953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65944 and 65953.

Prime Factorization of 65944

Prime Factorization of 65953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65944 and 65953.

LCM(65944,65953) = 2³ × 8243¹ × 101¹ × 653¹
LCM(65944,65953) = 4349204632