What is the Least Common Multiple of 54478 and 54487?

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 54487 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 54487, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54478,54487) = 1
LCM(54478,54487) = ( 54478 × 54487) / 1
LCM(54478,54487) = 2968342786 / 1
LCM(54478,54487) = 2968342786

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54478 and 54487 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54478 and 54487. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54478 and 54487.

Prime Factorization of 54478

Prime Factorization of 54487

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54478 and 54487.

LCM(54478,54487) = 2¹ × 27239¹ × 23² × 103¹
LCM(54478,54487) = 2968342786