What is the Least Common Multiple of 54229 and 54243?

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 54229 and 54243 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54229 and 54243, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54229,54243) = 7
LCM(54229,54243) = ( 54229 × 54243) / 7
LCM(54229,54243) = 2941543647 / 7
LCM(54229,54243) = 420220521

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54229 and 54243 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54229 and 54243. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54229 and 54243.

Prime Factorization of 54229

Prime Factorization of 54243

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54229 and 54243.

LCM(54229,54243) = 7² × 61¹ × 127¹ × 3³ × 41¹
LCM(54229,54243) = 420220521