What is the Least Common Multiple of 55549 and 55553?

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 55549 and 55553 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55549 and 55553, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55549,55553) = 1
LCM(55549,55553) = ( 55549 × 55553) / 1
LCM(55549,55553) = 3085913597 / 1
LCM(55549,55553) = 3085913597

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55549 and 55553 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55549 and 55553. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55549 and 55553.

Prime Factorization of 55549

Prime Factorization of 55553

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55549 and 55553.

LCM(55549,55553) = 13¹ × 4273¹ × 73¹ × 761¹
LCM(55549,55553) = 3085913597