What is the Least Common Multiple of 55539 and 55551?

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 55539 and 55551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55539 and 55551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55539,55551) = 3
LCM(55539,55551) = ( 55539 × 55551) / 3
LCM(55539,55551) = 3085246989 / 3
LCM(55539,55551) = 1028415663

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55539 and 55551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55539 and 55551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55539 and 55551.

Prime Factorization of 55539

Prime Factorization of 55551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55539 and 55551.

LCM(55539,55551) = 3³ × 11² × 17¹ × 18517¹
LCM(55539,55551) = 1028415663