What is the Least Common Multiple of 56855 and 56863?

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 56863 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 56863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56855,56863) = 1
LCM(56855,56863) = ( 56855 × 56863) / 1
LCM(56855,56863) = 3232945865 / 1
LCM(56855,56863) = 3232945865

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56855 and 56863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56855 and 56863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56855 and 56863.

Prime Factorization of 56855

Prime Factorization of 56863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56855 and 56863.

LCM(56855,56863) = 5¹ × 83¹ × 137¹ × 101¹ × 563¹
LCM(56855,56863) = 3232945865