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What is the Least Common Multiple of 56240 and 56251?

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 (LCM) of 56240 and 56251 is 3163556240.

LCM(56240,56251) = 3163556240

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Least Common Multiple of 56240 and 56251 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56240 and 56251, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56240,56251) = 1
LCM(56240,56251) = ( 56240 × 56251) / 1
LCM(56240,56251) = 3163556240 / 1
LCM(56240,56251) = 3163556240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56240 and 56251 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56240 and 56251. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56240 and 56251.

Prime Factorization of 56240

Prime factors of 56240 are 2, 5, 19, 37. Prime factorization of 56240 in exponential form is:

56240 = 24 × 51 × 191 × 371

Prime Factorization of 56251

Prime factors of 56251 are 13, 4327. Prime factorization of 56251 in exponential form is:

56251 = 131 × 43271

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56240 and 56251.

LCM(56240,56251) = 24 × 51 × 191 × 371 × 131 × 43271
LCM(56240,56251) = 3163556240