What is the Least Common Multiple of 54996 and 55007?

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 54996 and 55007 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54996 and 55007, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54996,55007) = 1
LCM(54996,55007) = ( 54996 × 55007) / 1
LCM(54996,55007) = 3025164972 / 1
LCM(54996,55007) = 3025164972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54996 and 55007 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54996 and 55007. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54996 and 55007.

Prime Factorization of 54996

Prime Factorization of 55007

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54996 and 55007.

LCM(54996,55007) = 2² × 3¹ × 4583¹ × 67¹ × 821¹
LCM(54996,55007) = 3025164972