What is the Least Common Multiple of 56661 and 56679?

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 56661 and 56679 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56661 and 56679, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56661,56679) = 3
LCM(56661,56679) = ( 56661 × 56679) / 3
LCM(56661,56679) = 3211488819 / 3
LCM(56661,56679) = 1070496273

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56661 and 56679 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56661 and 56679. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56661 and 56679.

Prime Factorization of 56661

Prime Factorization of 56679

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56661 and 56679.

LCM(56661,56679) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 101¹ × 7¹ × 2699¹
LCM(56661,56679) = 1070496273