What is the Least Common Multiple of 55687 and 55702?

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 55687 and 55702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55687 and 55702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55687,55702) = 1
LCM(55687,55702) = ( 55687 × 55702) / 1
LCM(55687,55702) = 3101877274 / 1
LCM(55687,55702) = 3101877274

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55687 and 55702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55687 and 55702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55687 and 55702.

Prime Factorization of 55687

Prime Factorization of 55702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55687 and 55702.

LCM(55687,55702) = 233¹ × 239¹ × 2¹ × 27851¹
LCM(55687,55702) = 3101877274