What is the Least Common Multiple of 65954 and 65964?

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 65954 and 65964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65954 and 65964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65954,65964) = 2
LCM(65954,65964) = ( 65954 × 65964) / 2
LCM(65954,65964) = 4350589656 / 2
LCM(65954,65964) = 2175294828

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65954 and 65964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65954 and 65964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65954 and 65964.

Prime Factorization of 65954

Prime Factorization of 65964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65954 and 65964.

LCM(65954,65964) = 2² × 7² × 673¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 239¹
LCM(65954,65964) = 2175294828