What is the Least Common Multiple of 56201 and 56218?

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 56201 and 56218 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56201 and 56218, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56201,56218) = 1
LCM(56201,56218) = ( 56201 × 56218) / 1
LCM(56201,56218) = 3159507818 / 1
LCM(56201,56218) = 3159507818

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56201 and 56218 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56201 and 56218. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56201 and 56218.

Prime Factorization of 56201

Prime Factorization of 56218

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56201 and 56218.

LCM(56201,56218) = 43¹ × 1307¹ × 2¹ × 28109¹
LCM(56201,56218) = 3159507818