What is the Least Common Multiple of 54162 and 54179?

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 54162 and 54179 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54162 and 54179, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54162,54179) = 17
LCM(54162,54179) = ( 54162 × 54179) / 17
LCM(54162,54179) = 2934442998 / 17
LCM(54162,54179) = 172614294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54162 and 54179 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54162 and 54179. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54162 and 54179.

Prime Factorization of 54162

Prime Factorization of 54179

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54162 and 54179.

LCM(54162,54179) = 2¹ × 3³ × 17¹ × 59¹ × 3187¹
LCM(54162,54179) = 172614294