What is the Least Common Multiple of 53997 and 54015?

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 53997 and 54015 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53997 and 54015, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53997,54015) = 3
LCM(53997,54015) = ( 53997 × 54015) / 3
LCM(53997,54015) = 2916647955 / 3
LCM(53997,54015) = 972215985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53997 and 54015 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53997 and 54015. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53997 and 54015.

Prime Factorization of 53997

Prime Factorization of 54015

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53997 and 54015.

LCM(53997,54015) = 3¹ × 41¹ × 439¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 277¹
LCM(53997,54015) = 972215985