What is the Least Common Multiple of 65949 and 65957?

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 65949 and 65957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65949 and 65957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65949,65957) = 1
LCM(65949,65957) = ( 65949 × 65957) / 1
LCM(65949,65957) = 4349798193 / 1
LCM(65949,65957) = 4349798193

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65949 and 65957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65949 and 65957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65949 and 65957.

Prime Factorization of 65949

Prime Factorization of 65957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65949 and 65957.

LCM(65949,65957) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 89¹ × 65957¹
LCM(65949,65957) = 4349798193