What is the Least Common Multiple of 55791 and 55797?

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 55791 and 55797 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55791 and 55797, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55791,55797) = 3
LCM(55791,55797) = ( 55791 × 55797) / 3
LCM(55791,55797) = 3112970427 / 3
LCM(55791,55797) = 1037656809

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55791 and 55797 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55791 and 55797. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55791 and 55797.

Prime Factorization of 55791

Prime Factorization of 55797

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55791 and 55797.

LCM(55791,55797) = 3² × 6199¹ × 7¹ × 2657¹
LCM(55791,55797) = 1037656809