What is the Least Common Multiple of 56331 and 56341?

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 56341 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 56341, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56331,56341) = 1
LCM(56331,56341) = ( 56331 × 56341) / 1
LCM(56331,56341) = 3173744871 / 1
LCM(56331,56341) = 3173744871

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56331 and 56341 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56331 and 56341. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56331 and 56341.

Prime Factorization of 56331

Prime Factorization of 56341

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56331 and 56341.

LCM(56331,56341) = 3² × 11¹ × 569¹ × 103¹ × 547¹
LCM(56331,56341) = 3173744871