What is the Least Common Multiple of 56373 and 56388?

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 56373 and 56388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56373 and 56388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56373,56388) = 3
LCM(56373,56388) = ( 56373 × 56388) / 3
LCM(56373,56388) = 3178760724 / 3
LCM(56373,56388) = 1059586908

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56373 and 56388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56373 and 56388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56373 and 56388.

Prime Factorization of 56373

Prime Factorization of 56388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56373 and 56388.

LCM(56373,56388) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 23¹ × 43¹ × 2² × 37¹ × 127¹
LCM(56373,56388) = 1059586908