What is the Least Common Multiple of 56362 and 56379?

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 56362 and 56379 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56362 and 56379, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56362,56379) = 1
LCM(56362,56379) = ( 56362 × 56379) / 1
LCM(56362,56379) = 3177633198 / 1
LCM(56362,56379) = 3177633198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56362 and 56379 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56362 and 56379. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56362 and 56379.

Prime Factorization of 56362

Prime Factorization of 56379

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56362 and 56379.

LCM(56362,56379) = 2¹ × 28181¹ × 3¹ × 18793¹
LCM(56362,56379) = 3177633198