What is the Least Common Multiple of 56388 and 56400?

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 56388 and 56400 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56388 and 56400, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56388,56400) = 12
LCM(56388,56400) = ( 56388 × 56400) / 12
LCM(56388,56400) = 3180283200 / 12
LCM(56388,56400) = 265023600

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56388 and 56400 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56388 and 56400. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56388 and 56400.

Prime Factorization of 56388

Prime Factorization of 56400

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56388 and 56400.

LCM(56388,56400) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 127¹ × 5² × 47¹
LCM(56388,56400) = 265023600