What is the Least Common Multiple of 55074 and 55078?

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 55074 and 55078 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55074 and 55078, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55074,55078) = 2
LCM(55074,55078) = ( 55074 × 55078) / 2
LCM(55074,55078) = 3033365772 / 2
LCM(55074,55078) = 1516682886

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55074 and 55078 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55074 and 55078. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55074 and 55078.

Prime Factorization of 55074

Prime Factorization of 55078

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55074 and 55078.

LCM(55074,55078) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 67¹ × 137¹ × 27539¹
LCM(55074,55078) = 1516682886