What is the Least Common Multiple of 56695 and 56712?

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 56695 and 56712 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56695 and 56712, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56695,56712) = 17
LCM(56695,56712) = ( 56695 × 56712) / 17
LCM(56695,56712) = 3215286840 / 17
LCM(56695,56712) = 189134520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56695 and 56712 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56695 and 56712. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56695 and 56712.

Prime Factorization of 56695

Prime Factorization of 56712

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56695 and 56712.

LCM(56695,56712) = 5¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 139¹
LCM(56695,56712) = 189134520