What is the Least Common Multiple of 56040 and 56046?

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 56040 and 56046 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56040 and 56046, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56040,56046) = 6
LCM(56040,56046) = ( 56040 × 56046) / 6
LCM(56040,56046) = 3140817840 / 6
LCM(56040,56046) = 523469640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56040 and 56046 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56040 and 56046. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56040 and 56046.

Prime Factorization of 56040

Prime Factorization of 56046

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56040 and 56046.

LCM(56040,56046) = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 467¹ × 9341¹
LCM(56040,56046) = 523469640