What is the Least Common Multiple of 56488 and 56506?

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 56488 and 56506 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56488 and 56506, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56488,56506) = 2
LCM(56488,56506) = ( 56488 × 56506) / 2
LCM(56488,56506) = 3191910928 / 2
LCM(56488,56506) = 1595955464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56488 and 56506 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56488 and 56506. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56488 and 56506.

Prime Factorization of 56488

Prime Factorization of 56506

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56488 and 56506.

LCM(56488,56506) = 2³ × 23¹ × 307¹ × 19¹ × 1487¹
LCM(56488,56506) = 1595955464