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What is the Least Common Multiple of 65990 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 (LCM) of 65990 and 65996 is 2177538020.

LCM(65990,65996) = 2177538020

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Least Common Multiple of 65990 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 65990 and 65996, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(65990,65996) = 2
LCM(65990,65996) = ( 65990 × 65996) / 2
LCM(65990,65996) = 4355076040 / 2
LCM(65990,65996) = 2177538020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 65990 and 65996 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 65990 and 65996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 65990 and 65996.

Prime Factorization of 65990

Prime factors of 65990 are 2, 5, 6599. Prime factorization of 65990 in exponential form is:

65990 = 21 × 51 × 65991

Prime Factorization of 65996

Prime factors of 65996 are 2, 7, 2357. Prime factorization of 65996 in exponential form is:

65996 = 22 × 71 × 23571

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 65990 and 65996.

LCM(65990,65996) = 22 × 51 × 65991 × 71 × 23571
LCM(65990,65996) = 2177538020