What is the Least Common Multiple of 56196 and 56204?

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 56196 and 56204 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56196 and 56204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56196,56204) = 4
LCM(56196,56204) = ( 56196 × 56204) / 4
LCM(56196,56204) = 3158439984 / 4
LCM(56196,56204) = 789609996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56196 and 56204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56196 and 56204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56196 and 56204.

Prime Factorization of 56196

Prime Factorization of 56204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56196 and 56204.

LCM(56196,56204) = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 223¹ × 14051¹
LCM(56196,56204) = 789609996