What is the Least Common Multiple of 56943 and 56951?

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 56943 and 56951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56943 and 56951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56943,56951) = 1
LCM(56943,56951) = ( 56943 × 56951) / 1
LCM(56943,56951) = 3242960793 / 1
LCM(56943,56951) = 3242960793

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56943 and 56951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56943 and 56951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56943 and 56951.

Prime Factorization of 56943

Prime Factorization of 56951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56943 and 56951.

LCM(56943,56951) = 3⁴ × 19¹ × 37¹ × 56951¹
LCM(56943,56951) = 3242960793