What is the Least Common Multiple of 54940 and 54944?

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 54940 and 54944 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54940 and 54944, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54940,54944) = 4
LCM(54940,54944) = ( 54940 × 54944) / 4
LCM(54940,54944) = 3018623360 / 4
LCM(54940,54944) = 754655840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54940 and 54944 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54940 and 54944. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54940 and 54944.

Prime Factorization of 54940

Prime Factorization of 54944

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54940 and 54944.

LCM(54940,54944) = 2⁵ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 67¹ × 17¹ × 101¹
LCM(54940,54944) = 754655840