What is the Least Common Multiple of 56331 and 56339?

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 56331 and 56339 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56331 and 56339, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56331,56339) = 1
LCM(56331,56339) = ( 56331 × 56339) / 1
LCM(56331,56339) = 3173632209 / 1
LCM(56331,56339) = 3173632209

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56331 and 56339 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56331 and 56339. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56331 and 56339.

Prime Factorization of 56331

Prime Factorization of 56339

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56331 and 56339.

LCM(56331,56339) = 3² × 11¹ × 569¹ × 53¹ × 1063¹
LCM(56331,56339) = 3173632209