What is the Least Common Multiple of 56937 and 56957?

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 56937 and 56957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56937 and 56957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56937,56957) = 1
LCM(56937,56957) = ( 56937 × 56957) / 1
LCM(56937,56957) = 3242960709 / 1
LCM(56937,56957) = 3242960709

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56937 and 56957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56937 and 56957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56937 and 56957.

Prime Factorization of 56937

Prime Factorization of 56957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56937 and 56957.

LCM(56937,56957) = 3¹ × 18979¹ × 56957¹
LCM(56937,56957) = 3242960709