What is the Least Common Multiple of 54685 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 54685 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 54685 and 54701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54685,54701) = 1
LCM(54685,54701) = ( 54685 × 54701) / 1
LCM(54685,54701) = 2991324185 / 1
LCM(54685,54701) = 2991324185

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54685 and 54701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54685 and 54701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54685 and 54701.

Prime Factorization of 54685

Prime Factorization of 54701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54685 and 54701.

LCM(54685,54701) = 5¹ × 10937¹ × 19¹ × 2879¹
LCM(54685,54701) = 2991324185