What is the Least Common Multiple of 54478 and 54486?

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 54478 and 54486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54478 and 54486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54478,54486) = 2
LCM(54478,54486) = ( 54478 × 54486) / 2
LCM(54478,54486) = 2968288308 / 2
LCM(54478,54486) = 1484144154

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54478 and 54486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54478 and 54486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54478 and 54486.

Prime Factorization of 54478

Prime Factorization of 54486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54478 and 54486.

LCM(54478,54486) = 2¹ × 27239¹ × 3³ × 1009¹
LCM(54478,54486) = 1484144154