What is the Least Common Multiple of 56219 and 56236?

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 56219 and 56236 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56219 and 56236, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56219,56236) = 17
LCM(56219,56236) = ( 56219 × 56236) / 17
LCM(56219,56236) = 3161531684 / 17
LCM(56219,56236) = 185972452

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56219 and 56236 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56219 and 56236. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56219 and 56236.

Prime Factorization of 56219

Prime Factorization of 56236

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56219 and 56236.

LCM(56219,56236) = 17¹ × 3307¹ × 2² × 827¹
LCM(56219,56236) = 185972452