What is the Least Common Multiple of 56951 and 56955?

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 56951 and 56955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56951 and 56955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56951,56955) = 1
LCM(56951,56955) = ( 56951 × 56955) / 1
LCM(56951,56955) = 3243644205 / 1
LCM(56951,56955) = 3243644205

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56951 and 56955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56951 and 56955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56951 and 56955.

Prime Factorization of 56951

Prime Factorization of 56955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56951 and 56955.

LCM(56951,56955) = 56951¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 3797¹
LCM(56951,56955) = 3243644205