What is the Least Common Multiple of 55422 and 55433?

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 55422 and 55433 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55422 and 55433, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55422,55433) = 1
LCM(55422,55433) = ( 55422 × 55433) / 1
LCM(55422,55433) = 3072207726 / 1
LCM(55422,55433) = 3072207726

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55422 and 55433 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55422 and 55433. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55422 and 55433.

Prime Factorization of 55422

Prime Factorization of 55433

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55422 and 55433.

LCM(55422,55433) = 2¹ × 3² × 3079¹ × 7¹ × 7919¹
LCM(55422,55433) = 3072207726