What is the Least Common Multiple of 56442 and 56451?

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 56442 and 56451 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56442 and 56451, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56442,56451) = 3
LCM(56442,56451) = ( 56442 × 56451) / 3
LCM(56442,56451) = 3186207342 / 3
LCM(56442,56451) = 1062069114

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56442 and 56451 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56442 and 56451. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56442 and 56451.

Prime Factorization of 56442

Prime Factorization of 56451

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56442 and 56451.

LCM(56442,56451) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 409¹ × 31¹ × 607¹
LCM(56442,56451) = 1062069114