What is the Least Common Multiple of 55935 and 55952?

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 55935 and 55952 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55935 and 55952, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55935,55952) = 1
LCM(55935,55952) = ( 55935 × 55952) / 1
LCM(55935,55952) = 3129675120 / 1
LCM(55935,55952) = 3129675120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55935 and 55952 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55935 and 55952. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55935 and 55952.

Prime Factorization of 55935

Prime Factorization of 55952

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55935 and 55952.

LCM(55935,55952) = 3² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 113¹ × 2⁴ × 13¹ × 269¹
LCM(55935,55952) = 3129675120