What is the Least Common Multiple of 55551 and 55555?

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 55551 and 55555 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55551 and 55555, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55551,55555) = 1
LCM(55551,55555) = ( 55551 × 55555) / 1
LCM(55551,55555) = 3086135805 / 1
LCM(55551,55555) = 3086135805

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55551 and 55555 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55551 and 55555. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55551 and 55555.

Prime Factorization of 55551

Prime Factorization of 55555

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55551 and 55555.

LCM(55551,55555) = 3¹ × 18517¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 271¹
LCM(55551,55555) = 3086135805