What is the Least Common Multiple of 54272 and 54284?

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 54272 and 54284 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54272 and 54284, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54272,54284) = 4
LCM(54272,54284) = ( 54272 × 54284) / 4
LCM(54272,54284) = 2946101248 / 4
LCM(54272,54284) = 736525312

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54272 and 54284 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54272 and 54284. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54272 and 54284.

Prime Factorization of 54272

Prime Factorization of 54284

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54272 and 54284.

LCM(54272,54284) = 2¹⁰ × 53¹ × 41¹ × 331¹
LCM(54272,54284) = 736525312