What is the Least Common Multiple of 55843 and 55857?

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 55843 and 55857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55843 and 55857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55843,55857) = 1
LCM(55843,55857) = ( 55843 × 55857) / 1
LCM(55843,55857) = 3119222451 / 1
LCM(55843,55857) = 3119222451

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55843 and 55857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55843 and 55857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55843 and 55857.

Prime Factorization of 55843

Prime Factorization of 55857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55843 and 55857.

LCM(55843,55857) = 55843¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 433¹
LCM(55843,55857) = 3119222451