What is the Least Common Multiple of 55116 and 55134?

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 55134 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 55134, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55116,55134) = 18
LCM(55116,55134) = ( 55116 × 55134) / 18
LCM(55116,55134) = 3038765544 / 18
LCM(55116,55134) = 168820308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55116 and 55134 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55116 and 55134. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55116 and 55134.

Prime Factorization of 55116

Prime Factorization of 55134

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55116 and 55134.

LCM(55116,55134) = 2² × 3³ × 1531¹ × 1021¹
LCM(55116,55134) = 168820308