What is the Least Common Multiple of 55546 and 55558?

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 55546 and 55558 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55546 and 55558, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55546,55558) = 2
LCM(55546,55558) = ( 55546 × 55558) / 2
LCM(55546,55558) = 3086024668 / 2
LCM(55546,55558) = 1543012334

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55546 and 55558 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55546 and 55558. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55546 and 55558.

Prime Factorization of 55546

Prime Factorization of 55558

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55546 and 55558.

LCM(55546,55558) = 2¹ × 27773¹ × 27779¹
LCM(55546,55558) = 1543012334