What is the Least Common Multiple of 56863 and 56873?

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 56863 and 56873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56863 and 56873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56863,56873) = 1
LCM(56863,56873) = ( 56863 × 56873) / 1
LCM(56863,56873) = 3233969399 / 1
LCM(56863,56873) = 3233969399

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56863 and 56873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56863 and 56873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56863 and 56873.

Prime Factorization of 56863

Prime Factorization of 56873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56863 and 56873.

LCM(56863,56873) = 101¹ × 563¹ × 56873¹
LCM(56863,56873) = 3233969399