What is the Least Common Multiple of 56285 and 56298?

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 56285 and 56298 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56285 and 56298, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56285,56298) = 1
LCM(56285,56298) = ( 56285 × 56298) / 1
LCM(56285,56298) = 3168732930 / 1
LCM(56285,56298) = 3168732930

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56285 and 56298 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56285 and 56298. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56285 and 56298.

Prime Factorization of 56285

Prime Factorization of 56298

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56285 and 56298.

LCM(56285,56298) = 5¹ × 11257¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 853¹
LCM(56285,56298) = 3168732930