What is the Least Common Multiple of 56857 and 56861?

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 56857 and 56861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56857 and 56861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56857,56861) = 1
LCM(56857,56861) = ( 56857 × 56861) / 1
LCM(56857,56861) = 3232945877 / 1
LCM(56857,56861) = 3232945877

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56857 and 56861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56857 and 56861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56857 and 56861.

Prime Factorization of 56857

Prime Factorization of 56861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56857 and 56861.

LCM(56857,56861) = 56857¹ × 7¹ × 8123¹
LCM(56857,56861) = 3232945877