What is the Least Common Multiple of 55106 and 55114?

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 55106 and 55114 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55106 and 55114, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55106,55114) = 2
LCM(55106,55114) = ( 55106 × 55114) / 2
LCM(55106,55114) = 3037112084 / 2
LCM(55106,55114) = 1518556042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55106 and 55114 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55106 and 55114. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55106 and 55114.

Prime Factorization of 55106

Prime Factorization of 55114

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55106 and 55114.

LCM(55106,55114) = 2¹ × 59¹ × 467¹ × 17¹ × 1621¹
LCM(55106,55114) = 1518556042