What is the Least Common Multiple of 56001 and 56012?

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 56012 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 56012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56001,56012) = 11
LCM(56001,56012) = ( 56001 × 56012) / 11
LCM(56001,56012) = 3136728012 / 11
LCM(56001,56012) = 285157092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56001 and 56012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56001 and 56012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56001 and 56012.

Prime Factorization of 56001

Prime Factorization of 56012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56001 and 56012.

LCM(56001,56012) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1697¹ × 2² × 19¹ × 67¹
LCM(56001,56012) = 285157092