What is the Least Common Multiple of 54543 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 54543 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 54543 and 54558, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54543,54558) = 3
LCM(54543,54558) = ( 54543 × 54558) / 3
LCM(54543,54558) = 2975756994 / 3
LCM(54543,54558) = 991918998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54543 and 54558 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54543 and 54558. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54543 and 54558.

Prime Factorization of 54543

Prime Factorization of 54558

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54543 and 54558.

LCM(54543,54558) = 3² × 18181¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 433¹
LCM(54543,54558) = 991918998