What is the Least Common Multiple of 65982 and 65992?

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 65982 and 65992 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65982 and 65992, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65982,65992) = 2
LCM(65982,65992) = ( 65982 × 65992) / 2
LCM(65982,65992) = 4354284144 / 2
LCM(65982,65992) = 2177142072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65982 and 65992 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65982 and 65992. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65982 and 65992.

Prime Factorization of 65982

Prime Factorization of 65992

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65982 and 65992.

LCM(65982,65992) = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1571¹ × 73¹ × 113¹
LCM(65982,65992) = 2177142072