What is the Least Common Multiple of 55351 and 55369?

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 55351 and 55369 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55351 and 55369, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55351,55369) = 1
LCM(55351,55369) = ( 55351 × 55369) / 1
LCM(55351,55369) = 3064729519 / 1
LCM(55351,55369) = 3064729519

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55351 and 55369 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55351 and 55369. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55351 and 55369.

Prime Factorization of 55351

Prime Factorization of 55369

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55351 and 55369.

LCM(55351,55369) = 55351¹ × 17¹ × 3257¹
LCM(55351,55369) = 3064729519