What is the Least Common Multiple of 54748 and 54762?

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 54748 and 54762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54748 and 54762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54748,54762) = 2
LCM(54748,54762) = ( 54748 × 54762) / 2
LCM(54748,54762) = 2998109976 / 2
LCM(54748,54762) = 1499054988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54748 and 54762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54748 and 54762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54748 and 54762.

Prime Factorization of 54748

Prime Factorization of 54762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54748 and 54762.

LCM(54748,54762) = 2² × 13687¹ × 3¹ × 9127¹
LCM(54748,54762) = 1499054988