What is the Least Common Multiple of 54298 and 54308?

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 54298 and 54308 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54298 and 54308, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54298,54308) = 2
LCM(54298,54308) = ( 54298 × 54308) / 2
LCM(54298,54308) = 2948815784 / 2
LCM(54298,54308) = 1474407892

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54298 and 54308 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54298 and 54308. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54298 and 54308.

Prime Factorization of 54298

Prime Factorization of 54308

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54298 and 54308.

LCM(54298,54308) = 2² × 17¹ × 1597¹ × 13577¹
LCM(54298,54308) = 1474407892