What is the Least Common Multiple of 55596 and 55610?

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 55596 and 55610 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55596 and 55610, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55596,55610) = 2
LCM(55596,55610) = ( 55596 × 55610) / 2
LCM(55596,55610) = 3091693560 / 2
LCM(55596,55610) = 1545846780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55596 and 55610 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55596 and 55610. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55596 and 55610.

Prime Factorization of 55596

Prime Factorization of 55610

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55596 and 55610.

LCM(55596,55610) = 2² × 3¹ × 41¹ × 113¹ × 5¹ × 67¹ × 83¹
LCM(55596,55610) = 1545846780