What is the Least Common Multiple of 55297 and 55308?

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 55297 and 55308 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55297 and 55308, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55297,55308) = 11
LCM(55297,55308) = ( 55297 × 55308) / 11
LCM(55297,55308) = 3058366476 / 11
LCM(55297,55308) = 278033316

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55297 and 55308 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55297 and 55308. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55297 and 55308.

Prime Factorization of 55297

Prime Factorization of 55308

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55297 and 55308.

LCM(55297,55308) = 11² × 457¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 419¹
LCM(55297,55308) = 278033316