What is the Least Common Multiple of 54428 and 54446?

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 54428 and 54446 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54428 and 54446, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54428,54446) = 2
LCM(54428,54446) = ( 54428 × 54446) / 2
LCM(54428,54446) = 2963386888 / 2
LCM(54428,54446) = 1481693444

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54428 and 54446 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54428 and 54446. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54428 and 54446.

Prime Factorization of 54428

Prime Factorization of 54446

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54428 and 54446.

LCM(54428,54446) = 2² × 11¹ × 1237¹ × 7¹ × 3889¹
LCM(54428,54446) = 1481693444