What is the Least Common Multiple of 56859 and 56866?

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 56859 and 56866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56859 and 56866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56859,56866) = 1
LCM(56859,56866) = ( 56859 × 56866) / 1
LCM(56859,56866) = 3233343894 / 1
LCM(56859,56866) = 3233343894

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56859 and 56866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56859 and 56866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56859 and 56866.

Prime Factorization of 56859

Prime Factorization of 56866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56859 and 56866.

LCM(56859,56866) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1723¹ × 2¹ × 28433¹
LCM(56859,56866) = 3233343894