What is the Least Common Multiple of 55442 and 55453?

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 55442 and 55453 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55442 and 55453, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55442,55453) = 1
LCM(55442,55453) = ( 55442 × 55453) / 1
LCM(55442,55453) = 3074425226 / 1
LCM(55442,55453) = 3074425226

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55442 and 55453 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55442 and 55453. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55442 and 55453.

Prime Factorization of 55442

Prime Factorization of 55453

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55442 and 55453.

LCM(55442,55453) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1459¹ × 23¹ × 2411¹
LCM(55442,55453) = 3074425226