What is the Least Common Multiple of 55998 and 56018?

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 55998 and 56018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55998 and 56018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55998,56018) = 2
LCM(55998,56018) = ( 55998 × 56018) / 2
LCM(55998,56018) = 3136895964 / 2
LCM(55998,56018) = 1568447982

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55998 and 56018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55998 and 56018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55998 and 56018.

Prime Factorization of 55998

Prime Factorization of 56018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55998 and 56018.

LCM(55998,56018) = 2¹ × 3³ × 17¹ × 61¹ × 37¹ × 757¹
LCM(55998,56018) = 1568447982