What is the Least Common Multiple of 54018 and 54030?

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 54018 and 54030 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54018 and 54030, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54018,54030) = 6
LCM(54018,54030) = ( 54018 × 54030) / 6
LCM(54018,54030) = 2918592540 / 6
LCM(54018,54030) = 486432090

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54018 and 54030 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54018 and 54030. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54018 and 54030.

Prime Factorization of 54018

Prime Factorization of 54030

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54018 and 54030.

LCM(54018,54030) = 2¹ × 3² × 3001¹ × 5¹ × 1801¹
LCM(54018,54030) = 486432090