What is the Least Common Multiple of 56185 and 56201?

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 56185 and 56201 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56185 and 56201, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56185,56201) = 1
LCM(56185,56201) = ( 56185 × 56201) / 1
LCM(56185,56201) = 3157653185 / 1
LCM(56185,56201) = 3157653185

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56185 and 56201 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56185 and 56201. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56185 and 56201.

Prime Factorization of 56185

Prime Factorization of 56201

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56185 and 56201.

LCM(56185,56201) = 5¹ × 17¹ × 661¹ × 43¹ × 1307¹
LCM(56185,56201) = 3157653185