What is the Least Common Multiple of 56856 and 56868?

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 56868 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 56868, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56856,56868) = 12
LCM(56856,56868) = ( 56856 × 56868) / 12
LCM(56856,56868) = 3233287008 / 12
LCM(56856,56868) = 269440584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56856 and 56868 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56856 and 56868. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56856 and 56868.

Prime Factorization of 56856

Prime Factorization of 56868

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56856 and 56868.

LCM(56856,56868) = 2³ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 103¹ × 7¹ × 677¹
LCM(56856,56868) = 269440584