What is the Least Common Multiple of 55148 and 55162?

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 55148 and 55162 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55148 and 55162, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55148,55162) = 2
LCM(55148,55162) = ( 55148 × 55162) / 2
LCM(55148,55162) = 3042073976 / 2
LCM(55148,55162) = 1521036988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55148 and 55162 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55148 and 55162. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55148 and 55162.

Prime Factorization of 55148

Prime Factorization of 55162

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55148 and 55162.

LCM(55148,55162) = 2² × 17¹ × 811¹ × 27581¹
LCM(55148,55162) = 1521036988