What is the Least Common Multiple of 56722 and 56730?

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 56722 and 56730 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56722 and 56730, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56722,56730) = 2
LCM(56722,56730) = ( 56722 × 56730) / 2
LCM(56722,56730) = 3217839060 / 2
LCM(56722,56730) = 1608919530

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56722 and 56730 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56722 and 56730. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56722 and 56730.

Prime Factorization of 56722

Prime Factorization of 56730

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56722 and 56730.

LCM(56722,56730) = 2¹ × 79¹ × 359¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 61¹
LCM(56722,56730) = 1608919530