What is the Least Common Multiple of 55635 and 55641?

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 55635 and 55641 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55635 and 55641, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55635,55641) = 3
LCM(55635,55641) = ( 55635 × 55641) / 3
LCM(55635,55641) = 3095587035 / 3
LCM(55635,55641) = 1031862345

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55635 and 55641 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55635 and 55641. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55635 and 55641.

Prime Factorization of 55635

Prime Factorization of 55641

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55635 and 55641.

LCM(55635,55641) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3709¹ × 17¹ × 1091¹
LCM(55635,55641) = 1031862345