What is the Least Common Multiple of 54008 and 54017?

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 54008 and 54017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54008 and 54017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54008,54017) = 1
LCM(54008,54017) = ( 54008 × 54017) / 1
LCM(54008,54017) = 2917350136 / 1
LCM(54008,54017) = 2917350136

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54008 and 54017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54008 and 54017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54008 and 54017.

Prime Factorization of 54008

Prime Factorization of 54017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54008 and 54017.

LCM(54008,54017) = 2³ × 43¹ × 157¹ × 19¹ × 2843¹
LCM(54008,54017) = 2917350136