What is the Least Common Multiple of 54995 and 55013?

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 55013 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 55013, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54995,55013) = 1
LCM(54995,55013) = ( 54995 × 55013) / 1
LCM(54995,55013) = 3025439935 / 1
LCM(54995,55013) = 3025439935

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54995 and 55013 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54995 and 55013. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54995 and 55013.

Prime Factorization of 54995

Prime Factorization of 55013

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54995 and 55013.

LCM(54995,55013) = 5¹ × 17¹ × 647¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 271¹
LCM(54995,55013) = 3025439935