What is the Least Common Multiple of 54388 and 54406?

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 54388 and 54406 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54388 and 54406, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54388,54406) = 2
LCM(54388,54406) = ( 54388 × 54406) / 2
LCM(54388,54406) = 2959033528 / 2
LCM(54388,54406) = 1479516764

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54388 and 54406 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54388 and 54406. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54388 and 54406.

Prime Factorization of 54388

Prime Factorization of 54406

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54388 and 54406.

LCM(54388,54406) = 2² × 13597¹ × 11¹ × 2473¹
LCM(54388,54406) = 1479516764