What is the Least Common Multiple of 54672 and 54685?

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 54672 and 54685 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54672 and 54685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54672,54685) = 1
LCM(54672,54685) = ( 54672 × 54685) / 1
LCM(54672,54685) = 2989738320 / 1
LCM(54672,54685) = 2989738320

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54672 and 54685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54672 and 54685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54672 and 54685.

Prime Factorization of 54672

Prime Factorization of 54685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54672 and 54685.

LCM(54672,54685) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 67¹ × 5¹ × 10937¹
LCM(54672,54685) = 2989738320