What is the Least Common Multiple of 56251 and 56258?

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 56251 and 56258 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56251 and 56258, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56251,56258) = 1
LCM(56251,56258) = ( 56251 × 56258) / 1
LCM(56251,56258) = 3164568758 / 1
LCM(56251,56258) = 3164568758

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56251 and 56258 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56251 and 56258. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56251 and 56258.

Prime Factorization of 56251

Prime Factorization of 56258

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56251 and 56258.

LCM(56251,56258) = 13¹ × 4327¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 1223¹
LCM(56251,56258) = 3164568758