What is the Least Common Multiple of 55179 and 55183?

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 55179 and 55183 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55179 and 55183, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55179,55183) = 1
LCM(55179,55183) = ( 55179 × 55183) / 1
LCM(55179,55183) = 3044942757 / 1
LCM(55179,55183) = 3044942757

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55179 and 55183 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55179 and 55183. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55179 and 55183.

Prime Factorization of 55179

Prime Factorization of 55183

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55179 and 55183.

LCM(55179,55183) = 3² × 6131¹ × 139¹ × 397¹
LCM(55179,55183) = 3044942757