What is the Least Common Multiple of 54458 and 54462?

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 54458 and 54462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54458 and 54462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54458,54462) = 2
LCM(54458,54462) = ( 54458 × 54462) / 2
LCM(54458,54462) = 2965891596 / 2
LCM(54458,54462) = 1482945798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54458 and 54462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54458 and 54462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54458 and 54462.

Prime Factorization of 54458

Prime Factorization of 54462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54458 and 54462.

LCM(54458,54462) = 2¹ × 73¹ × 373¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 313¹
LCM(54458,54462) = 1482945798