What is the Least Common Multiple of 56166 and 56186?

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 56166 and 56186 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56166 and 56186, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56166,56186) = 2
LCM(56166,56186) = ( 56166 × 56186) / 2
LCM(56166,56186) = 3155742876 / 2
LCM(56166,56186) = 1577871438

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56166 and 56186 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56166 and 56186. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56166 and 56186.

Prime Factorization of 56166

Prime Factorization of 56186

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56166 and 56186.

LCM(56166,56186) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 37¹ × 13¹ × 2161¹
LCM(56166,56186) = 1577871438