What is the Least Common Multiple of 55143 and 55153?

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 55143 and 55153 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55143 and 55153, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55143,55153) = 1
LCM(55143,55153) = ( 55143 × 55153) / 1
LCM(55143,55153) = 3041301879 / 1
LCM(55143,55153) = 3041301879

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55143 and 55153 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55143 and 55153. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55143 and 55153.

Prime Factorization of 55143

Prime Factorization of 55153

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55143 and 55153.

LCM(55143,55153) = 3² × 11¹ × 557¹ × 7¹ × 7879¹
LCM(55143,55153) = 3041301879