What is the Least Common Multiple of 55354 and 55374?

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 55354 and 55374 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55354 and 55374, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55354,55374) = 2
LCM(55354,55374) = ( 55354 × 55374) / 2
LCM(55354,55374) = 3065172396 / 2
LCM(55354,55374) = 1532586198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55354 and 55374 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55354 and 55374. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55354 and 55374.

Prime Factorization of 55354

Prime Factorization of 55374

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55354 and 55374.

LCM(55354,55374) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2129¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 839¹
LCM(55354,55374) = 1532586198