What is the Least Common Multiple of 56349 and 56358?

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 56349 and 56358 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56349 and 56358, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56349,56358) = 9
LCM(56349,56358) = ( 56349 × 56358) / 9
LCM(56349,56358) = 3175716942 / 9
LCM(56349,56358) = 352857438

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56349 and 56358 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56349 and 56358. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56349 and 56358.

Prime Factorization of 56349

Prime Factorization of 56358

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56349 and 56358.

LCM(56349,56358) = 3³ × 2087¹ × 2¹ × 31¹ × 101¹
LCM(56349,56358) = 352857438