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What is the Least Common Multiple of 65952 and 65956?

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 (LCM) of 65952 and 65956 is 1087482528.

LCM(65952,65956) = 1087482528

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Least Common Multiple of 65952 and 65956 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65952 and 65956, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65952,65956) = 4
LCM(65952,65956) = ( 65952 × 65956) / 4
LCM(65952,65956) = 4349930112 / 4
LCM(65952,65956) = 1087482528

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65952 and 65956 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65952 and 65956. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65952 and 65956.

Prime Factorization of 65952

Prime factors of 65952 are 2, 3, 229. Prime factorization of 65952 in exponential form is:

65952 = 25 × 32 × 2291

Prime Factorization of 65956

Prime factors of 65956 are 2, 11, 1499. Prime factorization of 65956 in exponential form is:

65956 = 22 × 111 × 14991

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65952 and 65956.

LCM(65952,65956) = 25 × 32 × 2291 × 111 × 14991
LCM(65952,65956) = 1087482528