What is the Least Common Multiple of 54486 and 54492?

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 54486 and 54492 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54486 and 54492, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54486,54492) = 6
LCM(54486,54492) = ( 54486 × 54492) / 6
LCM(54486,54492) = 2969051112 / 6
LCM(54486,54492) = 494841852

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54486 and 54492 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54486 and 54492. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54486 and 54492.

Prime Factorization of 54486

Prime Factorization of 54492

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54486 and 54492.

LCM(54486,54492) = 2² × 3³ × 1009¹ × 19¹ × 239¹
LCM(54486,54492) = 494841852