What is the Least Common Multiple of 56954 and 56966?

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 56954 and 56966 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56954 and 56966, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56954,56966) = 2
LCM(56954,56966) = ( 56954 × 56966) / 2
LCM(56954,56966) = 3244441564 / 2
LCM(56954,56966) = 1622220782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56954 and 56966 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56954 and 56966. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56954 and 56966.

Prime Factorization of 56954

Prime Factorization of 56966

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56954 and 56966.

LCM(56954,56966) = 2¹ × 28477¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 313¹
LCM(56954,56966) = 1622220782