What is the Least Common Multiple of 55849 and 55869?

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 55849 and 55869 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55849 and 55869, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55849,55869) = 1
LCM(55849,55869) = ( 55849 × 55869) / 1
LCM(55849,55869) = 3120227781 / 1
LCM(55849,55869) = 3120227781

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55849 and 55869 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55849 and 55869. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55849 and 55869.

Prime Factorization of 55849

Prime Factorization of 55869

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55849 and 55869.

LCM(55849,55869) = 55849¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1693¹
LCM(55849,55869) = 3120227781