What is the Least Common Multiple of 56903 and 56917?

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 56903 and 56917 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56903 and 56917, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56903,56917) = 7
LCM(56903,56917) = ( 56903 × 56917) / 7
LCM(56903,56917) = 3238748051 / 7
LCM(56903,56917) = 462678293

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56903 and 56917 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56903 and 56917. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56903 and 56917.

Prime Factorization of 56903

Prime Factorization of 56917

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56903 and 56917.

LCM(56903,56917) = 7¹ × 11¹ × 739¹ × 47¹ × 173¹
LCM(56903,56917) = 462678293