What is the Least Common Multiple of 55172 and 55190?

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 55172 and 55190 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55172 and 55190, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55172,55190) = 2
LCM(55172,55190) = ( 55172 × 55190) / 2
LCM(55172,55190) = 3044942680 / 2
LCM(55172,55190) = 1522471340

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55172 and 55190 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55172 and 55190. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55172 and 55190.

Prime Factorization of 55172

Prime Factorization of 55190

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55172 and 55190.

LCM(55172,55190) = 2² × 13¹ × 1061¹ × 5¹ × 5519¹
LCM(55172,55190) = 1522471340