What is the Least Common Multiple of 56450 and 56465?

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 56450 and 56465 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56450 and 56465, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56450,56465) = 5
LCM(56450,56465) = ( 56450 × 56465) / 5
LCM(56450,56465) = 3187449250 / 5
LCM(56450,56465) = 637489850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56450 and 56465 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56450 and 56465. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56450 and 56465.

Prime Factorization of 56450

Prime Factorization of 56465

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56450 and 56465.

LCM(56450,56465) = 2¹ × 5² × 1129¹ × 23¹ × 491¹
LCM(56450,56465) = 637489850