What is the Least Common Multiple of 55101 and 55118?

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 55101 and 55118 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55101 and 55118, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55101,55118) = 1
LCM(55101,55118) = ( 55101 × 55118) / 1
LCM(55101,55118) = 3037056918 / 1
LCM(55101,55118) = 3037056918

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55101 and 55118 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55101 and 55118. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55101 and 55118.

Prime Factorization of 55101

Prime Factorization of 55118

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55101 and 55118.

LCM(55101,55118) = 3¹ × 18367¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 127¹
LCM(55101,55118) = 3037056918