What is the Least Common Multiple of 55547 and 55561?

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 55547 and 55561 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55547 and 55561, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55547,55561) = 1
LCM(55547,55561) = ( 55547 × 55561) / 1
LCM(55547,55561) = 3086246867 / 1
LCM(55547,55561) = 3086246867

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55547 and 55561 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55547 and 55561. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55547 and 55561.

Prime Factorization of 55547

Prime Factorization of 55561

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55547 and 55561.

LCM(55547,55561) = 55547¹ × 11¹ × 5051¹
LCM(55547,55561) = 3086246867