What is the Least Common Multiple of 56566 and 56580?

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 56566 and 56580 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56566 and 56580, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56566,56580) = 2
LCM(56566,56580) = ( 56566 × 56580) / 2
LCM(56566,56580) = 3200504280 / 2
LCM(56566,56580) = 1600252140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56566 and 56580 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56566 and 56580. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56566 and 56580.

Prime Factorization of 56566

Prime Factorization of 56580

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56566 and 56580.

LCM(56566,56580) = 2² × 28283¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 41¹
LCM(56566,56580) = 1600252140