What is the Least Common Multiple of 56848 and 56854?

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 56848 and 56854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56848 and 56854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56848,56854) = 2
LCM(56848,56854) = ( 56848 × 56854) / 2
LCM(56848,56854) = 3232036192 / 2
LCM(56848,56854) = 1616018096

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56848 and 56854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56848 and 56854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56848 and 56854.

Prime Factorization of 56848

Prime Factorization of 56854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56848 and 56854.

LCM(56848,56854) = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 131¹
LCM(56848,56854) = 1616018096