What is the Least Common Multiple of 54558 and 54563?

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 54558 and 54563 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54558 and 54563, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54558,54563) = 1
LCM(54558,54563) = ( 54558 × 54563) / 1
LCM(54558,54563) = 2976848154 / 1
LCM(54558,54563) = 2976848154

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54558 and 54563 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54558 and 54563. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54558 and 54563.

Prime Factorization of 54558

Prime Factorization of 54563

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54558 and 54563.

LCM(54558,54563) = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 433¹ × 54563¹
LCM(54558,54563) = 2976848154