What is the Least Common Multiple of 56040 and 56055?

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 56055 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 56055, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56040,56055) = 15
LCM(56040,56055) = ( 56040 × 56055) / 15
LCM(56040,56055) = 3141322200 / 15
LCM(56040,56055) = 209421480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56040 and 56055 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56040 and 56055. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56040 and 56055.

Prime Factorization of 56040

Prime Factorization of 56055

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56040 and 56055.

LCM(56040,56055) = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 467¹ × 37¹ × 101¹
LCM(56040,56055) = 209421480