What is the Least Common Multiple of 55893 and 55906?

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 55893 and 55906 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55893 and 55906, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55893,55906) = 1
LCM(55893,55906) = ( 55893 × 55906) / 1
LCM(55893,55906) = 3124754058 / 1
LCM(55893,55906) = 3124754058

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55893 and 55906 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55893 and 55906. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55893 and 55906.

Prime Factorization of 55893

Prime Factorization of 55906

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55893 and 55906.

LCM(55893,55906) = 3¹ × 31¹ × 601¹ × 2¹ × 27953¹
LCM(55893,55906) = 3124754058