What is the Least Common Multiple of 54927 and 54942?

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 54927 and 54942 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54927 and 54942, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54927,54942) = 3
LCM(54927,54942) = ( 54927 × 54942) / 3
LCM(54927,54942) = 3017799234 / 3
LCM(54927,54942) = 1005933078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54927 and 54942 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54927 and 54942. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54927 and 54942.

Prime Factorization of 54927

Prime Factorization of 54942

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54927 and 54942.

LCM(54927,54942) = 3² × 17¹ × 359¹ × 2¹ × 9157¹
LCM(54927,54942) = 1005933078