What is the Least Common Multiple of 55173 and 55187?

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 55173 and 55187 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55173 and 55187, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55173,55187) = 1
LCM(55173,55187) = ( 55173 × 55187) / 1
LCM(55173,55187) = 3044832351 / 1
LCM(55173,55187) = 3044832351

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55173 and 55187 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55173 and 55187. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55173 and 55187.

Prime Factorization of 55173

Prime Factorization of 55187

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55173 and 55187.

LCM(55173,55187) = 3¹ × 53¹ × 347¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 173¹
LCM(55173,55187) = 3044832351