What is the Least Common Multiple of 55437 and 55455?

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 55437 and 55455 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55437 and 55455, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55437,55455) = 3
LCM(55437,55455) = ( 55437 × 55455) / 3
LCM(55437,55455) = 3074258835 / 3
LCM(55437,55455) = 1024752945

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55437 and 55455 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55437 and 55455. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55437 and 55455.

Prime Factorization of 55437

Prime Factorization of 55455

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55437 and 55455.

LCM(55437,55455) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1087¹ × 5¹ × 3697¹
LCM(55437,55455) = 1024752945