What is the Least Common Multiple of 56001 and 56006?

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 56001 and 56006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56001 and 56006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56001,56006) = 1
LCM(56001,56006) = ( 56001 × 56006) / 1
LCM(56001,56006) = 3136392006 / 1
LCM(56001,56006) = 3136392006

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56001 and 56006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56001 and 56006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56001 and 56006.

Prime Factorization of 56001

Prime Factorization of 56006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56001 and 56006.

LCM(56001,56006) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1697¹ × 2¹ × 41¹ × 683¹
LCM(56001,56006) = 3136392006