What is the Least Common Multiple of 56856 and 56867?

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 56856 and 56867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56856 and 56867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56856,56867) = 1
LCM(56856,56867) = ( 56856 × 56867) / 1
LCM(56856,56867) = 3233230152 / 1
LCM(56856,56867) = 3233230152

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56856 and 56867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56856 and 56867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56856 and 56867.

Prime Factorization of 56856

Prime Factorization of 56867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56856 and 56867.

LCM(56856,56867) = 2³ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 103¹ × 19¹ × 41¹ × 73¹
LCM(56856,56867) = 3233230152