What is the Least Common Multiple of 55913 and 55924?

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 55913 and 55924 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55913 and 55924, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55913,55924) = 11
LCM(55913,55924) = ( 55913 × 55924) / 11
LCM(55913,55924) = 3126878612 / 11
LCM(55913,55924) = 284261692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55913 and 55924 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55913 and 55924. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55913 and 55924.

Prime Factorization of 55913

Prime Factorization of 55924

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55913 and 55924.

LCM(55913,55924) = 11¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 2² × 31¹ × 41¹
LCM(55913,55924) = 284261692