What is the Least Common Multiple of 54542 and 54558?

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 54558 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 54558, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54542,54558) = 2
LCM(54542,54558) = ( 54542 × 54558) / 2
LCM(54542,54558) = 2975702436 / 2
LCM(54542,54558) = 1487851218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54542 and 54558 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54542 and 54558. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54542 and 54558.

Prime Factorization of 54542

Prime Factorization of 54558

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54542 and 54558.

LCM(54542,54558) = 2¹ × 27271¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 433¹
LCM(54542,54558) = 1487851218