What is the Least Common Multiple of 56855 and 56859?

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 56855 and 56859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56855 and 56859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56855,56859) = 1
LCM(56855,56859) = ( 56855 × 56859) / 1
LCM(56855,56859) = 3232718445 / 1
LCM(56855,56859) = 3232718445

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56855 and 56859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56855 and 56859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56855 and 56859.

Prime Factorization of 56855

Prime Factorization of 56859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56855 and 56859.

LCM(56855,56859) = 5¹ × 83¹ × 137¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1723¹
LCM(56855,56859) = 3232718445