What is the Least Common Multiple of 55286 and 55292?

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 55286 and 55292 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55286 and 55292, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55286,55292) = 2
LCM(55286,55292) = ( 55286 × 55292) / 2
LCM(55286,55292) = 3056873512 / 2
LCM(55286,55292) = 1528436756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55286 and 55292 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55286 and 55292. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55286 and 55292.

Prime Factorization of 55286

Prime Factorization of 55292

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55286 and 55292.

LCM(55286,55292) = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 359¹ × 23¹ × 601¹
LCM(55286,55292) = 1528436756