What is the Least Common Multiple of 55116 and 55124?

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 55116 and 55124 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55116 and 55124, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55116,55124) = 4
LCM(55116,55124) = ( 55116 × 55124) / 4
LCM(55116,55124) = 3038214384 / 4
LCM(55116,55124) = 759553596

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55116 and 55124 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55116 and 55124. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55116 and 55124.

Prime Factorization of 55116

Prime Factorization of 55124

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55116 and 55124.

LCM(55116,55124) = 2² × 3² × 1531¹ × 13781¹
LCM(55116,55124) = 759553596