What is the Least Common Multiple of 56397 and 56412?

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 56397 and 56412 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56397 and 56412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56397,56412) = 3
LCM(56397,56412) = ( 56397 × 56412) / 3
LCM(56397,56412) = 3181467564 / 3
LCM(56397,56412) = 1060489188

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56397 and 56412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56397 and 56412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56397 and 56412.

Prime Factorization of 56397

Prime Factorization of 56412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56397 and 56412.

LCM(56397,56412) = 3² × 11¹ × 1709¹ × 2² × 1567¹
LCM(56397,56412) = 1060489188