What is the Least Common Multiple of 56471 and 56487?

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 56471 and 56487 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56471 and 56487, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56471,56487) = 1
LCM(56471,56487) = ( 56471 × 56487) / 1
LCM(56471,56487) = 3189877377 / 1
LCM(56471,56487) = 3189877377

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56471 and 56487 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56471 and 56487. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56471 and 56487.

Prime Factorization of 56471

Prime Factorization of 56487

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56471 and 56487.

LCM(56471,56487) = 149¹ × 379¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 991¹
LCM(56471,56487) = 3189877377