What is the Least Common Multiple of 55149 and 55163?

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 55163 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 55163, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55149,55163) = 1
LCM(55149,55163) = ( 55149 × 55163) / 1
LCM(55149,55163) = 3042184287 / 1
LCM(55149,55163) = 3042184287

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55149 and 55163 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55149 and 55163. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55149 and 55163.

Prime Factorization of 55149

Prime Factorization of 55163

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55149 and 55163.

LCM(55149,55163) = 3¹ × 31¹ × 593¹ × 55163¹
LCM(55149,55163) = 3042184287