What is the Least Common Multiple of 54862 and 54878?

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 54862 and 54878 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54862 and 54878, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54862,54878) = 2
LCM(54862,54878) = ( 54862 × 54878) / 2
LCM(54862,54878) = 3010716836 / 2
LCM(54862,54878) = 1505358418

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54862 and 54878 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54862 and 54878. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54862 and 54878.

Prime Factorization of 54862

Prime Factorization of 54878

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54862 and 54878.

LCM(54862,54878) = 2¹ × 27431¹ × 23¹ × 1193¹
LCM(54862,54878) = 1505358418