What is the Least Common Multiple of 54742 and 54746?

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 54742 and 54746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54742 and 54746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54742,54746) = 2
LCM(54742,54746) = ( 54742 × 54746) / 2
LCM(54742,54746) = 2996905532 / 2
LCM(54742,54746) = 1498452766

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54742 and 54746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54742 and 54746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54742 and 54746.

Prime Factorization of 54742

Prime Factorization of 54746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54742 and 54746.

LCM(54742,54746) = 2¹ × 101¹ × 271¹ × 31¹ × 883¹
LCM(54742,54746) = 1498452766