What is the Least Common Multiple of 54542 and 54553?

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 54542 and 54553 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54542 and 54553, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54542,54553) = 1
LCM(54542,54553) = ( 54542 × 54553) / 1
LCM(54542,54553) = 2975429726 / 1
LCM(54542,54553) = 2975429726

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54542 and 54553 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54542 and 54553. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54542 and 54553.

Prime Factorization of 54542

Prime Factorization of 54553

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54542 and 54553.

LCM(54542,54553) = 2¹ × 27271¹ × 17¹ × 3209¹
LCM(54542,54553) = 2975429726