What is the Least Common Multiple of 55433 and 55437?

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 55433 and 55437 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55433 and 55437, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55433,55437) = 1
LCM(55433,55437) = ( 55433 × 55437) / 1
LCM(55433,55437) = 3073039221 / 1
LCM(55433,55437) = 3073039221

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55433 and 55437 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55433 and 55437. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55433 and 55437.

Prime Factorization of 55433

Prime Factorization of 55437

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55433 and 55437.

LCM(55433,55437) = 7¹ × 7919¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 1087¹
LCM(55433,55437) = 3073039221