What is the Least Common Multiple of 56707 and 56721?

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 56707 and 56721 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56707 and 56721, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56707,56721) = 7
LCM(56707,56721) = ( 56707 × 56721) / 7
LCM(56707,56721) = 3216477747 / 7
LCM(56707,56721) = 459496821

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56707 and 56721 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56707 and 56721. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56707 and 56721.

Prime Factorization of 56707

Prime Factorization of 56721

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56707 and 56721.

LCM(56707,56721) = 7¹ × 8101¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 73¹
LCM(56707,56721) = 459496821