What is the Least Common Multiple of 56357 and 56376?

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 56357 and 56376 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56357 and 56376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56357,56376) = 1
LCM(56357,56376) = ( 56357 × 56376) / 1
LCM(56357,56376) = 3177182232 / 1
LCM(56357,56376) = 3177182232

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56357 and 56376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56357 and 56376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56357 and 56376.

Prime Factorization of 56357

Prime Factorization of 56376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56357 and 56376.

LCM(56357,56376) = 7¹ × 83¹ × 97¹ × 2³ × 3⁵ × 29¹
LCM(56357,56376) = 3177182232