What is the LCM of 56 and 39?

Solution: The LCM of 56 and 39 is 2184

Methods

How to find the LCM of 56 and 39 using Prime Factorization

One way to find the LCM of 56 and 39 is to start by comparing the prime factorization of each number. To find the prime factorization, you can follow the instructions for each number here:

Here is the prime factorization of 56:

2^3 × 7^1

And this is the prime factorization of 39:

3^1 × 13^1

When you compare the prime factorization of these two numbers, you want to look for the highest power that each prime factor is raised to. In this case, there are these prime factors to consider: 2, 7, 3, 13

2^3 × 3^1 × 7^1 × 13^1 = 2184

Through this we see that the LCM of 56 and 39 is 2184.

How to Find the LCM of 56 and 39 by Listing Common Multiples

The first step to this method of finding the Least Common Multiple of 56 and 39 is to begin to list a few multiples for each number. If you need a refresher on how to find the multiples of these numbers, you can see the walkthroughs in the links below for each number.

Let’s take a look at the multiples for each of these numbers, 56 and 39:

What are the Multiples of 56?

What are the Multiples of 39?

Let’s take a look at the first 10 multiples for each of these numbers, 56 and 39:

First 10 Multiples of 56: 56, 112, 168, 224, 280, 336, 392, 448, 504, 560

First 10 Multiples of 39: 39, 78, 117, 156, 195, 234, 273, 312, 351, 390

You can continue to list out the multiples of these numbers as long as needed to find a match. Once you do find a match, or several matches, the smallest of these matches would be the Least Common Multiple. For instance, the first matching multiple(s) of 56 and 39 are 2184, 4368, 6552. Because 2184 is the smallest, it is the least common multiple.

The LCM of 56 and 39 is 2184.

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