What is the Least Common Multiple of 55630 and 55644?

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 55630 and 55644 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55630 and 55644, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55630,55644) = 2
LCM(55630,55644) = ( 55630 × 55644) / 2
LCM(55630,55644) = 3095475720 / 2
LCM(55630,55644) = 1547737860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55630 and 55644 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55630 and 55644. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55630 and 55644.

Prime Factorization of 55630

Prime Factorization of 55644

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55630 and 55644.

LCM(55630,55644) = 2² × 5¹ × 5563¹ × 3¹ × 4637¹
LCM(55630,55644) = 1547737860