What is the Least Common Multiple of 56746 and 56761?

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 56746 and 56761 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56746 and 56761, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56746,56761) = 1
LCM(56746,56761) = ( 56746 × 56761) / 1
LCM(56746,56761) = 3220959706 / 1
LCM(56746,56761) = 3220959706

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56746 and 56761 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56746 and 56761. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56746 and 56761.

Prime Factorization of 56746

Prime Factorization of 56761

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56746 and 56761.

LCM(56746,56761) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1669¹ × 31¹ × 1831¹
LCM(56746,56761) = 3220959706