What is the Least Common Multiple of 56344 and 56362?

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 56344 and 56362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56344 and 56362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56344,56362) = 2
LCM(56344,56362) = ( 56344 × 56362) / 2
LCM(56344,56362) = 3175660528 / 2
LCM(56344,56362) = 1587830264

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56344 and 56362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56344 and 56362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56344 and 56362.

Prime Factorization of 56344

Prime Factorization of 56362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56344 and 56362.

LCM(56344,56362) = 2³ × 7043¹ × 28181¹
LCM(56344,56362) = 1587830264