What is the Least Common Multiple of 56941 and 56959?

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 56941 and 56959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56941 and 56959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56941,56959) = 1
LCM(56941,56959) = ( 56941 × 56959) / 1
LCM(56941,56959) = 3243302419 / 1
LCM(56941,56959) = 3243302419

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56941 and 56959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56941 and 56959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56941 and 56959.

Prime Factorization of 56941

Prime Factorization of 56959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56941 and 56959.

LCM(56941,56959) = 56941¹ × 7¹ × 79¹ × 103¹
LCM(56941,56959) = 3243302419