What is the Least Common Multiple of 56874 and 56881?

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 56874 and 56881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56874 and 56881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56874,56881) = 1
LCM(56874,56881) = ( 56874 × 56881) / 1
LCM(56874,56881) = 3235049994 / 1
LCM(56874,56881) = 3235049994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56874 and 56881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56874 and 56881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56874 and 56881.

Prime Factorization of 56874

Prime Factorization of 56881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56874 and 56881.

LCM(56874,56881) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9479¹ × 11¹ × 5171¹
LCM(56874,56881) = 3235049994