What is the Least Common Multiple of 56188 and 56196?

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 56188 and 56196 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56188 and 56196, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56188,56196) = 4
LCM(56188,56196) = ( 56188 × 56196) / 4
LCM(56188,56196) = 3157540848 / 4
LCM(56188,56196) = 789385212

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56188 and 56196 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56188 and 56196. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56188 and 56196.

Prime Factorization of 56188

Prime Factorization of 56196

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56188 and 56196.

LCM(56188,56196) = 2² × 11¹ × 1277¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 223¹
LCM(56188,56196) = 789385212