What is the Least Common Multiple of 56332 and 56344?

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 56332 and 56344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56332 and 56344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56332,56344) = 4
LCM(56332,56344) = ( 56332 × 56344) / 4
LCM(56332,56344) = 3173970208 / 4
LCM(56332,56344) = 793492552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56332 and 56344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56332 and 56344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56332 and 56344.

Prime Factorization of 56332

Prime Factorization of 56344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56332 and 56344.

LCM(56332,56344) = 2³ × 14083¹ × 7043¹
LCM(56332,56344) = 793492552