What is the Least Common Multiple of 56696 and 56700?

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 56696 and 56700 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56696 and 56700, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56696,56700) = 4
LCM(56696,56700) = ( 56696 × 56700) / 4
LCM(56696,56700) = 3214663200 / 4
LCM(56696,56700) = 803665800

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56696 and 56700 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56696 and 56700. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56696 and 56700.

Prime Factorization of 56696

Prime Factorization of 56700

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56696 and 56700.

LCM(56696,56700) = 2³ × 19¹ × 373¹ × 3⁴ × 5² × 7¹
LCM(56696,56700) = 803665800