What is the Least Common Multiple of 56995 and 57001?

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 56995 and 57001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56995 and 57001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56995,57001) = 1
LCM(56995,57001) = ( 56995 × 57001) / 1
LCM(56995,57001) = 3248771995 / 1
LCM(56995,57001) = 3248771995

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56995 and 57001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56995 and 57001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56995 and 57001.

Prime Factorization of 56995

Prime Factorization of 57001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56995 and 57001.

LCM(56995,57001) = 5¹ × 11399¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 479¹
LCM(56995,57001) = 3248771995