What is the Least Common Multiple of 55378 and 55396?

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 55378 and 55396 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55378 and 55396, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55378,55396) = 2
LCM(55378,55396) = ( 55378 × 55396) / 2
LCM(55378,55396) = 3067719688 / 2
LCM(55378,55396) = 1533859844

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55378 and 55396 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55378 and 55396. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55378 and 55396.

Prime Factorization of 55378

Prime Factorization of 55396

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55378 and 55396.

LCM(55378,55396) = 2² × 27689¹ × 11¹ × 1259¹
LCM(55378,55396) = 1533859844