What is the Least Common Multiple of 56950 and 56968?

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 56950 and 56968 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56950 and 56968, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56950,56968) = 2
LCM(56950,56968) = ( 56950 × 56968) / 2
LCM(56950,56968) = 3244327600 / 2
LCM(56950,56968) = 1622163800

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56950 and 56968 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56950 and 56968. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56950 and 56968.

Prime Factorization of 56950

Prime Factorization of 56968

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56950 and 56968.

LCM(56950,56968) = 2³ × 5² × 17¹ × 67¹ × 7121¹
LCM(56950,56968) = 1622163800