What is the Least Common Multiple of 65980 and 65997?

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 65980 and 65997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65980 and 65997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65980,65997) = 1
LCM(65980,65997) = ( 65980 × 65997) / 1
LCM(65980,65997) = 4354482060 / 1
LCM(65980,65997) = 4354482060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65980 and 65997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65980 and 65997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65980 and 65997.

Prime Factorization of 65980

Prime Factorization of 65997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65980 and 65997.

LCM(65980,65997) = 2² × 5¹ × 3299¹ × 3² × 7333¹
LCM(65980,65997) = 4354482060