What is the Least Common Multiple of 55023 and 55041?

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 55023 and 55041 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55023 and 55041, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55023,55041) = 3
LCM(55023,55041) = ( 55023 × 55041) / 3
LCM(55023,55041) = 3028520943 / 3
LCM(55023,55041) = 1009506981

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55023 and 55041 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55023 and 55041. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55023 and 55041.

Prime Factorization of 55023

Prime Factorization of 55041

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55023 and 55041.

LCM(55023,55041) = 3¹ × 18341¹ × 7¹ × 2621¹
LCM(55023,55041) = 1009506981