What is the Least Common Multiple of 56503 and 56523?

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 56503 and 56523 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56503 and 56523, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56503,56523) = 1
LCM(56503,56523) = ( 56503 × 56523) / 1
LCM(56503,56523) = 3193719069 / 1
LCM(56503,56523) = 3193719069

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56503 and 56523 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56503 and 56523. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56503 and 56523.

Prime Factorization of 56503

Prime Factorization of 56523

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56503 and 56523.

LCM(56503,56523) = 56503¹ × 3¹ × 83¹ × 227¹
LCM(56503,56523) = 3193719069