What is the Least Common Multiple of 56626 and 56634?

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 56626 and 56634 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56626 and 56634, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56626,56634) = 2
LCM(56626,56634) = ( 56626 × 56634) / 2
LCM(56626,56634) = 3206956884 / 2
LCM(56626,56634) = 1603478442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56626 and 56634 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56626 and 56634. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56626 and 56634.

Prime Factorization of 56626

Prime Factorization of 56634

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56626 and 56634.

LCM(56626,56634) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1231¹ × 3¹ × 9439¹
LCM(56626,56634) = 1603478442