LCM for 32 and 56
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What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 32 and 56?
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LCM of 32 and 56 is
224
First common multiples: 224, 448, 672, …
224 is divisible by both: 224 ÷ 32 = 7, 224 ÷ 56 = 4 — and 7 and 4 share no factor but 1, so no smaller number is. As a common denominator: multiply the top and bottom of x/32 by 7 and of y/56 by 4.
32 = 25
56 = 23 × 7
| Prime | 32 | 56 | Highest power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 25 | 23 | 25 |
| 7 | — | 7 | 7 |
— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number; the LCM takes it from the number that has it.
LCM = 25 × 7 = 224
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