What is the Least Common Multiple of 55403 and 55412?

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 55403 and 55412 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55403 and 55412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55403,55412) = 1
LCM(55403,55412) = ( 55403 × 55412) / 1
LCM(55403,55412) = 3069991036 / 1
LCM(55403,55412) = 3069991036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55403 and 55412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55403 and 55412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55403 and 55412.

Prime Factorization of 55403

Prime Factorization of 55412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55403 and 55412.

LCM(55403,55412) = 17¹ × 3259¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 1979¹
LCM(55403,55412) = 3069991036