What is the Least Common Multiple of 56542 and 56551?

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 56542 and 56551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56542 and 56551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56542,56551) = 1
LCM(56542,56551) = ( 56542 × 56551) / 1
LCM(56542,56551) = 3197506642 / 1
LCM(56542,56551) = 3197506642

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56542 and 56551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56542 and 56551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56542 and 56551.

Prime Factorization of 56542

Prime Factorization of 56551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56542 and 56551.

LCM(56542,56551) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1663¹ × 11¹ × 53¹ × 97¹
LCM(56542,56551) = 3197506642