What is the Least Common Multiple of 54955 and 54959?

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 54955 and 54959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54955 and 54959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54955,54959) = 1
LCM(54955,54959) = ( 54955 × 54959) / 1
LCM(54955,54959) = 3020271845 / 1
LCM(54955,54959) = 3020271845

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54955 and 54959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54955 and 54959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54955 and 54959.

Prime Factorization of 54955

Prime Factorization of 54959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54955 and 54959.

LCM(54955,54959) = 5¹ × 29¹ × 379¹ × 54959¹
LCM(54955,54959) = 3020271845