What is the Least Common Multiple of 56437 and 56452?

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 56437 and 56452 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56437 and 56452, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56437,56452) = 1
LCM(56437,56452) = ( 56437 × 56452) / 1
LCM(56437,56452) = 3185981524 / 1
LCM(56437,56452) = 3185981524

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56437 and 56452 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56437 and 56452. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56437 and 56452.

Prime Factorization of 56437

Prime Factorization of 56452

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56437 and 56452.

LCM(56437,56452) = 56437¹ × 2² × 11¹ × 1283¹
LCM(56437,56452) = 3185981524