What is the Least Common Multiple of 55996 and 56016?

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 55996 and 56016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55996 and 56016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55996,56016) = 4
LCM(55996,56016) = ( 55996 × 56016) / 4
LCM(55996,56016) = 3136671936 / 4
LCM(55996,56016) = 784167984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55996 and 56016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55996 and 56016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55996 and 56016.

Prime Factorization of 55996

Prime Factorization of 56016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55996 and 56016.

LCM(55996,56016) = 2⁴ × 13999¹ × 3² × 389¹
LCM(55996,56016) = 784167984