What is the Least Common Multiple of 55386 and 55403?

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 55386 and 55403 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55386 and 55403, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55386,55403) = 17
LCM(55386,55403) = ( 55386 × 55403) / 17
LCM(55386,55403) = 3068550558 / 17
LCM(55386,55403) = 180502974

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55386 and 55403 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55386 and 55403. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55386 and 55403.

Prime Factorization of 55386

Prime Factorization of 55403

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55386 and 55403.

LCM(55386,55403) = 2¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 181¹ × 3259¹
LCM(55386,55403) = 180502974