What is the Least Common Multiple of 56568 and 56577?

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 56568 and 56577 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56568 and 56577, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56568,56577) = 3
LCM(56568,56577) = ( 56568 × 56577) / 3
LCM(56568,56577) = 3200447736 / 3
LCM(56568,56577) = 1066815912

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56568 and 56577 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56568 and 56577. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56568 and 56577.

Prime Factorization of 56568

Prime Factorization of 56577

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56568 and 56577.

LCM(56568,56577) = 2³ × 3¹ × 2357¹ × 18859¹
LCM(56568,56577) = 1066815912