What is the Least Common Multiple of 56918 and 56931?

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 56918 and 56931 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56918 and 56931, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56918,56931) = 1
LCM(56918,56931) = ( 56918 × 56931) / 1
LCM(56918,56931) = 3240398658 / 1
LCM(56918,56931) = 3240398658

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56918 and 56931 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56918 and 56931. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56918 and 56931.

Prime Factorization of 56918

Prime Factorization of 56931

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56918 and 56931.

LCM(56918,56931) = 2¹ × 149¹ × 191¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 2711¹
LCM(56918,56931) = 3240398658