What is the Least Common Multiple of 55165 and 55173?

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 55165 and 55173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55165 and 55173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55165,55173) = 1
LCM(55165,55173) = ( 55165 × 55173) / 1
LCM(55165,55173) = 3043618545 / 1
LCM(55165,55173) = 3043618545

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55165 and 55173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55165 and 55173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55165 and 55173.

Prime Factorization of 55165

Prime Factorization of 55173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55165 and 55173.

LCM(55165,55173) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 59¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 347¹
LCM(55165,55173) = 3043618545