What is the Least Common Multiple of 55212 and 55222?

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 55212 and 55222 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55212 and 55222, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55212,55222) = 2
LCM(55212,55222) = ( 55212 × 55222) / 2
LCM(55212,55222) = 3048917064 / 2
LCM(55212,55222) = 1524458532

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55212 and 55222 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55212 and 55222. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55212 and 55222.

Prime Factorization of 55212

Prime Factorization of 55222

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55212 and 55222.

LCM(55212,55222) = 2² × 3¹ × 43¹ × 107¹ × 27611¹
LCM(55212,55222) = 1524458532