What is the Least Common Multiple of 55438 and 55454?

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 55438 and 55454 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55438 and 55454, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55438,55454) = 2
LCM(55438,55454) = ( 55438 × 55454) / 2
LCM(55438,55454) = 3074258852 / 2
LCM(55438,55454) = 1537129426

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55438 and 55454 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55438 and 55454. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55438 and 55454.

Prime Factorization of 55438

Prime Factorization of 55454

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55438 and 55454.

LCM(55438,55454) = 2¹ × 53¹ × 523¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 233¹
LCM(55438,55454) = 1537129426