What is the Least Common Multiple of 54396 and 54402?

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 54396 and 54402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54396 and 54402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54396,54402) = 6
LCM(54396,54402) = ( 54396 × 54402) / 6
LCM(54396,54402) = 2959251192 / 6
LCM(54396,54402) = 493208532

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54396 and 54402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54396 and 54402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54396 and 54402.

Prime Factorization of 54396

Prime Factorization of 54402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54396 and 54402.

LCM(54396,54402) = 2² × 3² × 1511¹ × 9067¹
LCM(54396,54402) = 493208532