What is the Least Common Multiple of 56901 and 56921?

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 56901 and 56921 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56901 and 56921, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56901,56921) = 1
LCM(56901,56921) = ( 56901 × 56921) / 1
LCM(56901,56921) = 3238861821 / 1
LCM(56901,56921) = 3238861821

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56901 and 56921 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56901 and 56921. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56901 and 56921.

Prime Factorization of 56901

Prime Factorization of 56921

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56901 and 56921.

LCM(56901,56921) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 1459¹ × 56921¹
LCM(56901,56921) = 3238861821