What is the Least Common Multiple of 55388 and 55402?

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 55388 and 55402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55388 and 55402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55388,55402) = 2
LCM(55388,55402) = ( 55388 × 55402) / 2
LCM(55388,55402) = 3068605976 / 2
LCM(55388,55402) = 1534302988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55388 and 55402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55388 and 55402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55388 and 55402.

Prime Factorization of 55388

Prime Factorization of 55402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55388 and 55402.

LCM(55388,55402) = 2² × 61¹ × 227¹ × 27701¹
LCM(55388,55402) = 1534302988