What is the Least Common Multiple of 56986 and 57003?

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 56986 and 57003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56986 and 57003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56986,57003) = 1
LCM(56986,57003) = ( 56986 × 57003) / 1
LCM(56986,57003) = 3248372958 / 1
LCM(56986,57003) = 3248372958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56986 and 57003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56986 and 57003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56986 and 57003.

Prime Factorization of 56986

Prime Factorization of 57003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56986 and 57003.

LCM(56986,57003) = 2¹ × 28493¹ × 3¹ × 19001¹
LCM(56986,57003) = 3248372958