What is the Least Common Multiple of 55405 and 55423?

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 55405 and 55423 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55405 and 55423, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55405,55423) = 1
LCM(55405,55423) = ( 55405 × 55423) / 1
LCM(55405,55423) = 3070711315 / 1
LCM(55405,55423) = 3070711315

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55405 and 55423 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55405 and 55423. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55405 and 55423.

Prime Factorization of 55405

Prime Factorization of 55423

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55405 and 55423.

LCM(55405,55423) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1583¹ × 19¹ × 2917¹
LCM(55405,55423) = 3070711315