What is the Least Common Multiple of 56476 and 56482?

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 56476 and 56482 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56476 and 56482, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56476,56482) = 2
LCM(56476,56482) = ( 56476 × 56482) / 2
LCM(56476,56482) = 3189877432 / 2
LCM(56476,56482) = 1594938716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56476 and 56482 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56476 and 56482. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56476 and 56482.

Prime Factorization of 56476

Prime Factorization of 56482

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56476 and 56482.

LCM(56476,56482) = 2² × 7¹ × 2017¹ × 31¹ × 911¹
LCM(56476,56482) = 1594938716