What is the Least Common Multiple of 56136 and 56156?

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 56136 and 56156 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56136 and 56156, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56136,56156) = 4
LCM(56136,56156) = ( 56136 × 56156) / 4
LCM(56136,56156) = 3152373216 / 4
LCM(56136,56156) = 788093304

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56136 and 56156 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56136 and 56156. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56136 and 56156.

Prime Factorization of 56136

Prime Factorization of 56156

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56136 and 56156.

LCM(56136,56156) = 2³ × 3¹ × 2339¹ × 101¹ × 139¹
LCM(56136,56156) = 788093304