What is the Least Common Multiple of 55288 and 55302?

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 55288 and 55302 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55288 and 55302, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55288,55302) = 2
LCM(55288,55302) = ( 55288 × 55302) / 2
LCM(55288,55302) = 3057536976 / 2
LCM(55288,55302) = 1528768488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55288 and 55302 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55288 and 55302. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55288 and 55302.

Prime Factorization of 55288

Prime Factorization of 55302

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55288 and 55302.

LCM(55288,55302) = 2³ × 6911¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 709¹
LCM(55288,55302) = 1528768488