What is the Least Common Multiple of 56877 and 56886?

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 56877 and 56886 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56877 and 56886, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56877,56886) = 3
LCM(56877,56886) = ( 56877 × 56886) / 3
LCM(56877,56886) = 3235505022 / 3
LCM(56877,56886) = 1078501674

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56877 and 56886 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56877 and 56886. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56877 and 56886.

Prime Factorization of 56877

Prime Factorization of 56886

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56877 and 56886.

LCM(56877,56886) = 3¹ × 18959¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 499¹
LCM(56877,56886) = 1078501674