What is the Least Common Multiple of 55847 and 55858?

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 55847 and 55858 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55847 and 55858, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55847,55858) = 11
LCM(55847,55858) = ( 55847 × 55858) / 11
LCM(55847,55858) = 3119501726 / 11
LCM(55847,55858) = 283591066

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55847 and 55858 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55847 and 55858. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55847 and 55858.

Prime Factorization of 55847

Prime Factorization of 55858

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55847 and 55858.

LCM(55847,55858) = 11¹ × 5077¹ × 2¹ × 2539¹
LCM(55847,55858) = 283591066