strap-on booster engines⇒25tons to LEO ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_5#List_of_launches
Regauarding the Falcon Heavy; That '64 tons' from what I search is theoretical max(no safety margin?). The expendable Geo transfer mass is 26.7 tons.
LM-5 to LEO is 1.5 stages, ie just core + strap-on boosters
Falcon Heavy to LEO is 2 stages