What is the Least Common Multiple of 56036 and 56051?

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 56036 and 56051 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56036 and 56051, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56036,56051) = 1
LCM(56036,56051) = ( 56036 × 56051) / 1
LCM(56036,56051) = 3140873836 / 1
LCM(56036,56051) = 3140873836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56036 and 56051 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56036 and 56051. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56036 and 56051.

Prime Factorization of 56036

Prime Factorization of 56051

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56036 and 56051.

LCM(56036,56051) = 2² × 14009¹ × 23¹ × 2437¹
LCM(56036,56051) = 3140873836