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What is the Least Common Multiple of 55356 and 55371?

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 (LCM) of 55356 and 55371 is 1021705692.

LCM(55356,55371) = 1021705692

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Least Common Multiple of 55356 and 55371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55356 and 55371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55356,55371) = 3
LCM(55356,55371) = ( 55356 × 55371) / 3
LCM(55356,55371) = 3065117076 / 3
LCM(55356,55371) = 1021705692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55356 and 55371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55356 and 55371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55356 and 55371.

Prime Factorization of 55356

Prime factors of 55356 are 2, 3, 7, 659. Prime factorization of 55356 in exponential form is:

55356 = 22 × 31 × 71 × 6591

Prime Factorization of 55371

Prime factors of 55371 are 3, 18457. Prime factorization of 55371 in exponential form is:

55371 = 31 × 184571

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55356 and 55371.

LCM(55356,55371) = 22 × 31 × 71 × 6591 × 184571
LCM(55356,55371) = 1021705692