What is the Least Common Multiple of 54942 and 54951?

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 54942 and 54951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54942 and 54951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54942,54951) = 3
LCM(54942,54951) = ( 54942 × 54951) / 3
LCM(54942,54951) = 3019117842 / 3
LCM(54942,54951) = 1006372614

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54942 and 54951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54942 and 54951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54942 and 54951.

Prime Factorization of 54942

Prime Factorization of 54951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54942 and 54951.

LCM(54942,54951) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9157¹ × 13¹ × 1409¹
LCM(54942,54951) = 1006372614