What is the Least Common Multiple of 55557 and 55563?

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 55557 and 55563 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55557 and 55563, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55557,55563) = 3
LCM(55557,55563) = ( 55557 × 55563) / 3
LCM(55557,55563) = 3086913591 / 3
LCM(55557,55563) = 1028971197

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55557 and 55563 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55557 and 55563. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55557 and 55563.

Prime Factorization of 55557

Prime Factorization of 55563

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55557 and 55563.

LCM(55557,55563) = 3² × 6173¹ × 18521¹
LCM(55557,55563) = 1028971197