What is the Least Common Multiple of 55366 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 of 55366 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 55366 and 55371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55366,55371) = 1
LCM(55366,55371) = ( 55366 × 55371) / 1
LCM(55366,55371) = 3065670786 / 1
LCM(55366,55371) = 3065670786

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55366 and 55371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55366 and 55371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55366 and 55371.

Prime Factorization of 55366

Prime Factorization of 55371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55366 and 55371.

LCM(55366,55371) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 31¹ × 47¹ × 3¹ × 18457¹
LCM(55366,55371) = 3065670786