What is the Least Common Multiple of 54995 and 55010?

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 54995 and 55010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54995 and 55010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54995,55010) = 5
LCM(54995,55010) = ( 54995 × 55010) / 5
LCM(54995,55010) = 3025274950 / 5
LCM(54995,55010) = 605054990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54995 and 55010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54995 and 55010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54995 and 55010.

Prime Factorization of 54995

Prime Factorization of 55010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54995 and 55010.

LCM(54995,55010) = 5¹ × 17¹ × 647¹ × 2¹ × 5501¹
LCM(54995,55010) = 605054990