What is the Least Common Multiple of 54842 and 54846?

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 54842 and 54846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54842 and 54846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54842,54846) = 2
LCM(54842,54846) = ( 54842 × 54846) / 2
LCM(54842,54846) = 3007864332 / 2
LCM(54842,54846) = 1503932166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54842 and 54846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54842 and 54846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54842 and 54846.

Prime Factorization of 54842

Prime Factorization of 54846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54842 and 54846.

LCM(54842,54846) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1613¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 277¹
LCM(54842,54846) = 1503932166