What is the Least Common Multiple of 54868 and 54879?

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 54868 and 54879 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54868 and 54879, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54868,54879) = 11
LCM(54868,54879) = ( 54868 × 54879) / 11
LCM(54868,54879) = 3011100972 / 11
LCM(54868,54879) = 273736452

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54868 and 54879 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54868 and 54879. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54868 and 54879.

Prime Factorization of 54868

Prime Factorization of 54879

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54868 and 54879.

LCM(54868,54879) = 2² × 11¹ × 29¹ × 43¹ × 3¹ × 1663¹
LCM(54868,54879) = 273736452