What is the Least Common Multiple of 56288 and 56308?

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 56288 and 56308 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56288 and 56308, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56288,56308) = 4
LCM(56288,56308) = ( 56288 × 56308) / 4
LCM(56288,56308) = 3169464704 / 4
LCM(56288,56308) = 792366176

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56288 and 56308 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56288 and 56308. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56288 and 56308.

Prime Factorization of 56288

Prime Factorization of 56308

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56288 and 56308.

LCM(56288,56308) = 2⁵ × 1759¹ × 7¹ × 2011¹
LCM(56288,56308) = 792366176