What is the Least Common Multiple of 56861 and 56874?

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 56861 and 56874 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56861 and 56874, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56861,56874) = 1
LCM(56861,56874) = ( 56861 × 56874) / 1
LCM(56861,56874) = 3233912514 / 1
LCM(56861,56874) = 3233912514

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56861 and 56874 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56861 and 56874. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56861 and 56874.

Prime Factorization of 56861

Prime Factorization of 56874

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56861 and 56874.

LCM(56861,56874) = 7¹ × 8123¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 9479¹
LCM(56861,56874) = 3233912514