What is the Least Common Multiple of 55942 and 55948?

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 55942 and 55948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55942 and 55948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55942,55948) = 2
LCM(55942,55948) = ( 55942 × 55948) / 2
LCM(55942,55948) = 3129843016 / 2
LCM(55942,55948) = 1564921508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55942 and 55948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55942 and 55948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55942 and 55948.

Prime Factorization of 55942

Prime Factorization of 55948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55942 and 55948.

LCM(55942,55948) = 2² × 83¹ × 337¹ × 71¹ × 197¹
LCM(55942,55948) = 1564921508