What is the Least Common Multiple of 54942 and 54955?

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 54955 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 54955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54942,54955) = 1
LCM(54942,54955) = ( 54942 × 54955) / 1
LCM(54942,54955) = 3019337610 / 1
LCM(54942,54955) = 3019337610

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54942 and 54955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54942 and 54955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54942 and 54955.

Prime Factorization of 54942

Prime Factorization of 54955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54942 and 54955.

LCM(54942,54955) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9157¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 379¹
LCM(54942,54955) = 3019337610