What is the Least Common Multiple of 54553 and 54562?

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 54553 and 54562 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54553 and 54562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54553,54562) = 1
LCM(54553,54562) = ( 54553 × 54562) / 1
LCM(54553,54562) = 2976520786 / 1
LCM(54553,54562) = 2976520786

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54553 and 54562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54553 and 54562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54553 and 54562.

Prime Factorization of 54553

Prime Factorization of 54562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54553 and 54562.

LCM(54553,54562) = 17¹ × 3209¹ × 2¹ × 27281¹
LCM(54553,54562) = 2976520786