What is the Least Common Multiple of 55872 and 55881?

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 55872 and 55881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55872 and 55881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55872,55881) = 9
LCM(55872,55881) = ( 55872 × 55881) / 9
LCM(55872,55881) = 3122183232 / 9
LCM(55872,55881) = 346909248

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55872 and 55881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55872 and 55881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55872 and 55881.

Prime Factorization of 55872

Prime Factorization of 55881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55872 and 55881.

LCM(55872,55881) = 2⁶ × 3² × 97¹ × 7¹ × 887¹
LCM(55872,55881) = 346909248