What is the Least Common Multiple of 56996 and 57002?

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 56996 and 57002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 56996 and 57002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(56996,57002) = 2
LCM(56996,57002) = ( 56996 × 57002) / 2
LCM(56996,57002) = 3248885992 / 2
LCM(56996,57002) = 1624442996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 56996 and 57002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 56996 and 57002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 56996 and 57002.

Prime Factorization of 56996

Prime Factorization of 57002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 56996 and 57002.

LCM(56996,57002) = 2² × 14249¹ × 11¹ × 2591¹
LCM(56996,57002) = 1624442996