What is the Least Common Multiple of 55062 and 55068?

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 55062 and 55068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55062 and 55068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55062,55068) = 6
LCM(55062,55068) = ( 55062 × 55068) / 6
LCM(55062,55068) = 3032154216 / 6
LCM(55062,55068) = 505359036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55062 and 55068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55062 and 55068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55062 and 55068.

Prime Factorization of 55062

Prime Factorization of 55068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55062 and 55068.

LCM(55062,55068) = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 19¹ × 23¹ × 13¹ × 353¹
LCM(55062,55068) = 505359036