What is the Least Common Multiple of 65988 and 65996?

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 65988 and 65996 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 65988 and 65996, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65988,65996) = 4
LCM(65988,65996) = ( 65988 × 65996) / 4
LCM(65988,65996) = 4354944048 / 4
LCM(65988,65996) = 1088736012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65988 and 65996 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65988 and 65996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65988 and 65996.

Prime Factorization of 65988

Prime Factorization of 65996

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65988 and 65996.

LCM(65988,65996) = 2² × 3³ × 13¹ × 47¹ × 7¹ × 2357¹
LCM(65988,65996) = 1088736012