What is the Least Common Multiple of 55883 and 55902?

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 55883 and 55902 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55883 and 55902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55883,55902) = 1
LCM(55883,55902) = ( 55883 × 55902) / 1
LCM(55883,55902) = 3123971466 / 1
LCM(55883,55902) = 3123971466

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55883 and 55902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55883 and 55902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55883 and 55902.

Prime Factorization of 55883

Prime Factorization of 55902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55883 and 55902.

LCM(55883,55902) = 29¹ × 41¹ × 47¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11³
LCM(55883,55902) = 3123971466