What is the Least Common Multiple of 54682 and 54701?

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 54682 and 54701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54682 and 54701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54682,54701) = 19
LCM(54682,54701) = ( 54682 × 54701) / 19
LCM(54682,54701) = 2991160082 / 19
LCM(54682,54701) = 157429478

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54682 and 54701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54682 and 54701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54682 and 54701.

Prime Factorization of 54682

Prime Factorization of 54701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54682 and 54701.

LCM(54682,54701) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1439¹ × 2879¹
LCM(54682,54701) = 157429478