What is the Least Common Multiple of 56559 and 56576?

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 56576 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 56576, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56559,56576) = 17
LCM(56559,56576) = ( 56559 × 56576) / 17
LCM(56559,56576) = 3199881984 / 17
LCM(56559,56576) = 188228352

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56559 and 56576 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56559 and 56576. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56559 and 56576.

Prime Factorization of 56559

Prime Factorization of 56576

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56559 and 56576.

LCM(56559,56576) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1109¹ × 2⁸ × 13¹
LCM(56559,56576) = 188228352