What is the Least Common Multiple of 55326 and 55330?

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 55326 and 55330 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55326 and 55330, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55326,55330) = 2
LCM(55326,55330) = ( 55326 × 55330) / 2
LCM(55326,55330) = 3061187580 / 2
LCM(55326,55330) = 1530593790

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55326 and 55330 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55326 and 55330. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55326 and 55330.

Prime Factorization of 55326

Prime Factorization of 55330

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55326 and 55330.

LCM(55326,55330) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9221¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 503¹
LCM(55326,55330) = 1530593790