What is the Least Common Multiple of 56559 and 56566?

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 56559 and 56566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56559 and 56566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56559,56566) = 1
LCM(56559,56566) = ( 56559 × 56566) / 1
LCM(56559,56566) = 3199316394 / 1
LCM(56559,56566) = 3199316394

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56559 and 56566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56559 and 56566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56559 and 56566.

Prime Factorization of 56559

Prime Factorization of 56566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56559 and 56566.

LCM(56559,56566) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1109¹ × 2¹ × 28283¹
LCM(56559,56566) = 3199316394