What is the Least Common Multiple of 55281 and 55293?

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 55281 and 55293 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55281 and 55293, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55281,55293) = 3
LCM(55281,55293) = ( 55281 × 55293) / 3
LCM(55281,55293) = 3056652333 / 3
LCM(55281,55293) = 1018884111

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55281 and 55293 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55281 and 55293. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55281 and 55293.

Prime Factorization of 55281

Prime Factorization of 55293

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55281 and 55293.

LCM(55281,55293) = 3¹ × 18427¹ × 7¹ × 2633¹
LCM(55281,55293) = 1018884111