What is the Least Common Multiple of 55582 and 55592?

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 55582 and 55592 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55582 and 55592, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55582,55592) = 2
LCM(55582,55592) = ( 55582 × 55592) / 2
LCM(55582,55592) = 3089914544 / 2
LCM(55582,55592) = 1544957272

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55582 and 55592 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55582 and 55592. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55582 and 55592.

Prime Factorization of 55582

Prime Factorization of 55592

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55582 and 55592.

LCM(55582,55592) = 2³ × 27791¹ × 6949¹
LCM(55582,55592) = 1544957272