What is the Least Common Multiple of 56043 and 56056?

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 56043 and 56056 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56043 and 56056, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56043,56056) = 13
LCM(56043,56056) = ( 56043 × 56056) / 13
LCM(56043,56056) = 3141546408 / 13
LCM(56043,56056) = 241657416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56043 and 56056 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56043 and 56056. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56043 and 56056.

Prime Factorization of 56043

Prime Factorization of 56056

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56043 and 56056.

LCM(56043,56056) = 3² × 13¹ × 479¹ × 2³ × 7² × 11¹
LCM(56043,56056) = 241657416