What is the Least Common Multiple of 55467 and 55474?

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 55467 and 55474 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55467 and 55474, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55467,55474) = 1
LCM(55467,55474) = ( 55467 × 55474) / 1
LCM(55467,55474) = 3076976358 / 1
LCM(55467,55474) = 3076976358

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55467 and 55474 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55467 and 55474. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55467 and 55474.

Prime Factorization of 55467

Prime Factorization of 55474

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55467 and 55474.

LCM(55467,55474) = 3² × 6163¹ × 2¹ × 27737¹
LCM(55467,55474) = 3076976358