What is the Least Common Multiple of 56261 and 56274?

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 56261 and 56274 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56261 and 56274, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56261,56274) = 1
LCM(56261,56274) = ( 56261 × 56274) / 1
LCM(56261,56274) = 3166031514 / 1
LCM(56261,56274) = 3166031514

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56261 and 56274 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56261 and 56274. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56261 and 56274.

Prime Factorization of 56261

Prime Factorization of 56274

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56261 and 56274.

LCM(56261,56274) = 127¹ × 443¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 83¹ × 113¹
LCM(56261,56274) = 3166031514