What is the Least Common Multiple of 55355 and 55370?

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 55355 and 55370 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55355 and 55370, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55355,55370) = 5
LCM(55355,55370) = ( 55355 × 55370) / 5
LCM(55355,55370) = 3065006350 / 5
LCM(55355,55370) = 613001270

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55355 and 55370 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55355 and 55370. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55355 and 55370.

Prime Factorization of 55355

Prime Factorization of 55370

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55355 and 55370.

LCM(55355,55370) = 5¹ × 11071¹ × 2¹ × 7² × 113¹
LCM(55355,55370) = 613001270