What is the Least Common Multiple of 54168 and 54172?

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 54168 and 54172 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54168 and 54172, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54168,54172) = 4
LCM(54168,54172) = ( 54168 × 54172) / 4
LCM(54168,54172) = 2934388896 / 4
LCM(54168,54172) = 733597224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54168 and 54172 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54168 and 54172. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54168 and 54172.

Prime Factorization of 54168

Prime Factorization of 54172

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54168 and 54172.

LCM(54168,54172) = 2³ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 61¹ × 29¹ × 467¹
LCM(54168,54172) = 733597224