What is the Least Common Multiple of 54838 and 54842?

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 54838 and 54842 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54838 and 54842, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54838,54842) = 2
LCM(54838,54842) = ( 54838 × 54842) / 2
LCM(54838,54842) = 3007425596 / 2
LCM(54838,54842) = 1503712798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54838 and 54842 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54838 and 54842. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54838 and 54842.

Prime Factorization of 54838

Prime Factorization of 54842

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54838 and 54842.

LCM(54838,54842) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3917¹ × 17¹ × 1613¹
LCM(54838,54842) = 1503712798