What is the Least Common Multiple of 56800 and 56818?

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 56800 and 56818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56800 and 56818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56800,56818) = 2
LCM(56800,56818) = ( 56800 × 56818) / 2
LCM(56800,56818) = 3227262400 / 2
LCM(56800,56818) = 1613631200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56800 and 56818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56800 and 56818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56800 and 56818.

Prime Factorization of 56800

Prime Factorization of 56818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56800 and 56818.

LCM(56800,56818) = 2⁵ × 5² × 71¹ × 28409¹
LCM(56800,56818) = 1613631200