What is the Least Common Multiple of 55389 and 55398?

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 55389 and 55398 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55389 and 55398, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55389,55398) = 3
LCM(55389,55398) = ( 55389 × 55398) / 3
LCM(55389,55398) = 3068439822 / 3
LCM(55389,55398) = 1022813274

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55389 and 55398 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55389 and 55398. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55389 and 55398.

Prime Factorization of 55389

Prime Factorization of 55398

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55389 and 55398.

LCM(55389,55398) = 3¹ × 37¹ × 499¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 1319¹
LCM(55389,55398) = 1022813274