What is the Least Common Multiple of 54648 and 54662?

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 54648 and 54662 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54648 and 54662, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54648,54662) = 2
LCM(54648,54662) = ( 54648 × 54662) / 2
LCM(54648,54662) = 2987168976 / 2
LCM(54648,54662) = 1493584488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54648 and 54662 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54648 and 54662. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54648 and 54662.

Prime Factorization of 54648

Prime Factorization of 54662

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54648 and 54662.

LCM(54648,54662) = 2³ × 3³ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 151¹ × 181¹
LCM(54648,54662) = 1493584488