What is the Least Common Multiple of 56385 and 56391?

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 56385 and 56391 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56385 and 56391, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56385,56391) = 3
LCM(56385,56391) = ( 56385 × 56391) / 3
LCM(56385,56391) = 3179606535 / 3
LCM(56385,56391) = 1059868845

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56385 and 56391 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56385 and 56391. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56385 and 56391.

Prime Factorization of 56385

Prime Factorization of 56391

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56385 and 56391.

LCM(56385,56391) = 3² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 179¹ × 18797¹
LCM(56385,56391) = 1059868845