What is the Least Common Multiple of 55149 and 55161?

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 55149 and 55161 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55149 and 55161, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55149,55161) = 3
LCM(55149,55161) = ( 55149 × 55161) / 3
LCM(55149,55161) = 3042073989 / 3
LCM(55149,55161) = 1014024663

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55149 and 55161 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55149 and 55161. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55149 and 55161.

Prime Factorization of 55149

Prime Factorization of 55161

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55149 and 55161.

LCM(55149,55161) = 3⁵ × 31¹ × 593¹ × 227¹
LCM(55149,55161) = 1014024663