What is the Least Common Multiple of 56233 and 56238?

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 56233 and 56238 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56233 and 56238, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56233,56238) = 1
LCM(56233,56238) = ( 56233 × 56238) / 1
LCM(56233,56238) = 3162431454 / 1
LCM(56233,56238) = 3162431454

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56233 and 56238 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56233 and 56238. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56233 and 56238.

Prime Factorization of 56233

Prime Factorization of 56238

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56233 and 56238.

LCM(56233,56238) = 53¹ × 1061¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 103¹
LCM(56233,56238) = 3162431454