What is the Least Common Multiple of 55198 and 55202?

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 55198 and 55202 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55198 and 55202, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55198,55202) = 2
LCM(55198,55202) = ( 55198 × 55202) / 2
LCM(55198,55202) = 3047039996 / 2
LCM(55198,55202) = 1523519998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55198 and 55202 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55198 and 55202. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55198 and 55202.

Prime Factorization of 55198

Prime Factorization of 55202

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55198 and 55202.

LCM(55198,55202) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 193¹ × 7¹ × 3943¹
LCM(55198,55202) = 1523519998