What is the Least Common Multiple of 56225 and 56243?

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 56225 and 56243 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56225 and 56243, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56225,56243) = 1
LCM(56225,56243) = ( 56225 × 56243) / 1
LCM(56225,56243) = 3162262675 / 1
LCM(56225,56243) = 3162262675

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56225 and 56243 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56225 and 56243. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56225 and 56243.

Prime Factorization of 56225

Prime Factorization of 56243

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56225 and 56243.

LCM(56225,56243) = 5² × 13¹ × 173¹ × 11¹ × 5113¹
LCM(56225,56243) = 3162262675