What is the Least Common Multiple of 56939 and 56953?

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 56939 and 56953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56939 and 56953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56939,56953) = 1
LCM(56939,56953) = ( 56939 × 56953) / 1
LCM(56939,56953) = 3242846867 / 1
LCM(56939,56953) = 3242846867

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56939 and 56953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56939 and 56953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56939 and 56953.

Prime Factorization of 56939

Prime Factorization of 56953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56939 and 56953.

LCM(56939,56953) = 97¹ × 587¹ × 13² × 337¹
LCM(56939,56953) = 3242846867