What is the Least Common Multiple of 54850 and 54854?

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 54850 and 54854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54850 and 54854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54850,54854) = 2
LCM(54850,54854) = ( 54850 × 54854) / 2
LCM(54850,54854) = 3008741900 / 2
LCM(54850,54854) = 1504370950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54850 and 54854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54850 and 54854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54850 and 54854.

Prime Factorization of 54850

Prime Factorization of 54854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54850 and 54854.

LCM(54850,54854) = 2¹ × 5² × 1097¹ × 27427¹
LCM(54850,54854) = 1504370950