What is the Least Common Multiple of 55218 and 55232?

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 55218 and 55232 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55218 and 55232, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55218,55232) = 2
LCM(55218,55232) = ( 55218 × 55232) / 2
LCM(55218,55232) = 3049800576 / 2
LCM(55218,55232) = 1524900288

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55218 and 55232 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55218 and 55232. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55218 and 55232.

Prime Factorization of 55218

Prime Factorization of 55232

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55218 and 55232.

LCM(55218,55232) = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 9203¹ × 863¹
LCM(55218,55232) = 1524900288