What is the Least Common Multiple of 55433 and 55440?

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 55440 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 55440, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55433,55440) = 7
LCM(55433,55440) = ( 55433 × 55440) / 7
LCM(55433,55440) = 3073205520 / 7
LCM(55433,55440) = 439029360

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55433 and 55440 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55433 and 55440. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55433 and 55440.

Prime Factorization of 55433

Prime Factorization of 55440

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55433 and 55440.

LCM(55433,55440) = 7¹ × 7919¹ × 2⁴ × 3² × 5¹ × 11¹
LCM(55433,55440) = 439029360