What is the Least Common Multiple of 54562 and 54571?

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 54562 and 54571 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54562 and 54571, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54562,54571) = 1
LCM(54562,54571) = ( 54562 × 54571) / 1
LCM(54562,54571) = 2977502902 / 1
LCM(54562,54571) = 2977502902

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54562 and 54571 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54562 and 54571. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54562 and 54571.

Prime Factorization of 54562

Prime Factorization of 54571

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54562 and 54571.

LCM(54562,54571) = 2¹ × 27281¹ × 11³ × 41¹
LCM(54562,54571) = 2977502902