What is the Least Common Multiple of 56336 and 56346?

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 56336 and 56346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56336 and 56346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56336,56346) = 2
LCM(56336,56346) = ( 56336 × 56346) / 2
LCM(56336,56346) = 3174308256 / 2
LCM(56336,56346) = 1587154128

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56336 and 56346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56336 and 56346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56336 and 56346.

Prime Factorization of 56336

Prime Factorization of 56346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56336 and 56346.

LCM(56336,56346) = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 503¹ × 3¹ × 9391¹
LCM(56336,56346) = 1587154128