What is the Least Common Multiple of 56132 and 56136?

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 56132 and 56136 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56132 and 56136, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56132,56136) = 4
LCM(56132,56136) = ( 56132 × 56136) / 4
LCM(56132,56136) = 3151025952 / 4
LCM(56132,56136) = 787756488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56132 and 56136 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56132 and 56136. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56132 and 56136.

Prime Factorization of 56132

Prime Factorization of 56136

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56132 and 56136.

LCM(56132,56136) = 2³ × 14033¹ × 3¹ × 2339¹
LCM(56132,56136) = 787756488