What is the Least Common Multiple of 56642 and 56650?

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 56642 and 56650 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56642 and 56650, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56642,56650) = 2
LCM(56642,56650) = ( 56642 × 56650) / 2
LCM(56642,56650) = 3208769300 / 2
LCM(56642,56650) = 1604384650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56642 and 56650 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56642 and 56650. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56642 and 56650.

Prime Factorization of 56642

Prime Factorization of 56650

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56642 and 56650.

LCM(56642,56650) = 2¹ × 127¹ × 223¹ × 5² × 11¹ × 103¹
LCM(56642,56650) = 1604384650