What is the Least Common Multiple of 54908 and 54918?

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 54908 and 54918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54908 and 54918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54908,54918) = 2
LCM(54908,54918) = ( 54908 × 54918) / 2
LCM(54908,54918) = 3015437544 / 2
LCM(54908,54918) = 1507718772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54908 and 54918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54908 and 54918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54908 and 54918.

Prime Factorization of 54908

Prime Factorization of 54918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54908 and 54918.

LCM(54908,54918) = 2² × 7¹ × 37¹ × 53¹ × 3⁵ × 113¹
LCM(54908,54918) = 1507718772