What is the Least Common Multiple of 54566 and 54572?

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 54566 and 54572 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54566 and 54572, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54566,54572) = 2
LCM(54566,54572) = ( 54566 × 54572) / 2
LCM(54566,54572) = 2977775752 / 2
LCM(54566,54572) = 1488887876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54566 and 54572 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54566 and 54572. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54566 and 54572.

Prime Factorization of 54566

Prime Factorization of 54572

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54566 and 54572.

LCM(54566,54572) = 2² × 27283¹ × 7¹ × 1949¹
LCM(54566,54572) = 1488887876