What is the Least Common Multiple of 56702 and 56706?

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 56702 and 56706 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56702 and 56706, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56702,56706) = 2
LCM(56702,56706) = ( 56702 × 56706) / 2
LCM(56702,56706) = 3215343612 / 2
LCM(56702,56706) = 1607671806

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56702 and 56706 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56702 and 56706. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56702 and 56706.

Prime Factorization of 56702

Prime Factorization of 56706

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56702 and 56706.

LCM(56702,56706) = 2¹ × 28351¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 727¹
LCM(56702,56706) = 1607671806