What is the Least Common Multiple of 55446 and 55458?

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 55446 and 55458 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55446 and 55458, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55446,55458) = 6
LCM(55446,55458) = ( 55446 × 55458) / 6
LCM(55446,55458) = 3074924268 / 6
LCM(55446,55458) = 512487378

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55446 and 55458 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55446 and 55458. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55446 and 55458.

Prime Factorization of 55446

Prime Factorization of 55458

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55446 and 55458.

LCM(55446,55458) = 2¹ × 3³ × 9241¹ × 13¹ × 79¹
LCM(55446,55458) = 512487378