What is the Least Common Multiple of 55011 and 55018?

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 55011 and 55018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55011 and 55018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55011,55018) = 1
LCM(55011,55018) = ( 55011 × 55018) / 1
LCM(55011,55018) = 3026595198 / 1
LCM(55011,55018) = 3026595198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55011 and 55018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55011 and 55018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55011 and 55018.

Prime Factorization of 55011

Prime Factorization of 55018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55011 and 55018.

LCM(55011,55018) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1667¹ × 2¹ × 27509¹
LCM(55011,55018) = 3026595198