What is the Least Common Multiple of 55940 and 55960?

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 55940 and 55960 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55940 and 55960, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55940,55960) = 20
LCM(55940,55960) = ( 55940 × 55960) / 20
LCM(55940,55960) = 3130402400 / 20
LCM(55940,55960) = 156520120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55940 and 55960 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55940 and 55960. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55940 and 55960.

Prime Factorization of 55940

Prime Factorization of 55960

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55940 and 55960.

LCM(55940,55960) = 2³ × 5¹ × 2797¹ × 1399¹
LCM(55940,55960) = 156520120