What is the Least Common Multiple of 56862 and 56875?

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 56862 and 56875 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56862 and 56875, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56862,56875) = 13
LCM(56862,56875) = ( 56862 × 56875) / 13
LCM(56862,56875) = 3234026250 / 13
LCM(56862,56875) = 248771250

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56862 and 56875 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56862 and 56875. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56862 and 56875.

Prime Factorization of 56862

Prime Factorization of 56875

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56862 and 56875.

LCM(56862,56875) = 2¹ × 3⁷ × 13¹ × 5⁴ × 7¹
LCM(56862,56875) = 248771250