What is the Least Common Multiple of 56204 and 56217?

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 56204 and 56217 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56204 and 56217, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56204,56217) = 1
LCM(56204,56217) = ( 56204 × 56217) / 1
LCM(56204,56217) = 3159620268 / 1
LCM(56204,56217) = 3159620268

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56204 and 56217 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56204 and 56217. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56204 and 56217.

Prime Factorization of 56204

Prime Factorization of 56217

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56204 and 56217.

LCM(56204,56217) = 2² × 14051¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 2677¹
LCM(56204,56217) = 3159620268