What is the Least Common Multiple of 56361 and 56373?

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 56361 and 56373 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56361 and 56373, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56361,56373) = 3
LCM(56361,56373) = ( 56361 × 56373) / 3
LCM(56361,56373) = 3177238653 / 3
LCM(56361,56373) = 1059079551

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56361 and 56373 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56361 and 56373. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56361 and 56373.

Prime Factorization of 56361

Prime Factorization of 56373

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56361 and 56373.

LCM(56361,56373) = 3¹ × 18787¹ × 19¹ × 23¹ × 43¹
LCM(56361,56373) = 1059079551