What is the Least Common Multiple of 54542 and 54554?

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 54554 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 54554, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54542,54554) = 2
LCM(54542,54554) = ( 54542 × 54554) / 2
LCM(54542,54554) = 2975484268 / 2
LCM(54542,54554) = 1487742134

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54542 and 54554 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54542 and 54554. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54542 and 54554.

Prime Factorization of 54542

Prime Factorization of 54554

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54542 and 54554.

LCM(54542,54554) = 2¹ × 27271¹ × 27277¹
LCM(54542,54554) = 1487742134