What is the Least Common Multiple of 55689 and 55701?

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 55689 and 55701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55689 and 55701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55689,55701) = 3
LCM(55689,55701) = ( 55689 × 55701) / 3
LCM(55689,55701) = 3101932989 / 3
LCM(55689,55701) = 1033977663

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55689 and 55701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55689 and 55701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55689 and 55701.

Prime Factorization of 55689

Prime Factorization of 55701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55689 and 55701.

LCM(55689,55701) = 3³ × 19¹ × 977¹ × 2063¹
LCM(55689,55701) = 1033977663