What is the Least Common Multiple of 55285 and 55300?

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 55285 and 55300 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55285 and 55300, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55285,55300) = 5
LCM(55285,55300) = ( 55285 × 55300) / 5
LCM(55285,55300) = 3057260500 / 5
LCM(55285,55300) = 611452100

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55285 and 55300 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55285 and 55300. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55285 and 55300.

Prime Factorization of 55285

Prime Factorization of 55300

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55285 and 55300.

LCM(55285,55300) = 5² × 11057¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 79¹
LCM(55285,55300) = 611452100