What is the Least Common Multiple of 55964 and 55981?

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 55964 and 55981 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55964 and 55981, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55964,55981) = 17
LCM(55964,55981) = ( 55964 × 55981) / 17
LCM(55964,55981) = 3132920684 / 17
LCM(55964,55981) = 184289452

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55964 and 55981 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55964 and 55981. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55964 and 55981.

Prime Factorization of 55964

Prime Factorization of 55981

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55964 and 55981.

LCM(55964,55981) = 2² × 17¹ × 823¹ × 37¹ × 89¹
LCM(55964,55981) = 184289452