What is the Least Common Multiple of 54858 and 54876?

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 54858 and 54876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54858 and 54876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54858,54876) = 6
LCM(54858,54876) = ( 54858 × 54876) / 6
LCM(54858,54876) = 3010387608 / 6
LCM(54858,54876) = 501731268

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54858 and 54876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54858 and 54876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54858 and 54876.

Prime Factorization of 54858

Prime Factorization of 54876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54858 and 54876.

LCM(54858,54876) = 2² × 3¹ × 41¹ × 223¹ × 17¹ × 269¹
LCM(54858,54876) = 501731268