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What is the Least Common Multiple of 54874 and 54880?

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 (LCM) of 54874 and 54880 is 1505742560.

LCM(54874,54880) = 1505742560

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Least Common Multiple of 54874 and 54880 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54874 and 54880, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54874,54880) = 2
LCM(54874,54880) = ( 54874 × 54880) / 2
LCM(54874,54880) = 3011485120 / 2
LCM(54874,54880) = 1505742560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54874 and 54880 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54874 and 54880. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54874 and 54880.

Prime Factorization of 54874

Prime factors of 54874 are 2, 27437. Prime factorization of 54874 in exponential form is:

54874 = 21 × 274371

Prime Factorization of 54880

Prime factors of 54880 are 2, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 54880 in exponential form is:

54880 = 25 × 51 × 73

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54874 and 54880.

LCM(54874,54880) = 25 × 274371 × 51 × 73
LCM(54874,54880) = 1505742560