What is the Least Common Multiple of 55253 and 55267?

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 55253 and 55267 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55253 and 55267, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55253,55267) = 1
LCM(55253,55267) = ( 55253 × 55267) / 1
LCM(55253,55267) = 3053667551 / 1
LCM(55253,55267) = 3053667551

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55253 and 55267 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55253 and 55267. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55253 and 55267.

Prime Factorization of 55253

Prime Factorization of 55267

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55253 and 55267.

LCM(55253,55267) = 11¹ × 5023¹ × 17¹ × 3251¹
LCM(55253,55267) = 3053667551