What is the Least Common Multiple of 55231 and 55237?

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 55231 and 55237 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55231 and 55237, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55231,55237) = 1
LCM(55231,55237) = ( 55231 × 55237) / 1
LCM(55231,55237) = 3050794747 / 1
LCM(55231,55237) = 3050794747

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55231 and 55237 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55231 and 55237. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55231 and 55237.

Prime Factorization of 55231

Prime Factorization of 55237

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55231 and 55237.

LCM(55231,55237) = 11¹ × 5021¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 607¹
LCM(55231,55237) = 3050794747