What is the Least Common Multiple of 54956 and 54976?

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 54956 and 54976 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54956 and 54976, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54956,54976) = 4
LCM(54956,54976) = ( 54956 × 54976) / 4
LCM(54956,54976) = 3021261056 / 4
LCM(54956,54976) = 755315264

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54956 and 54976 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54956 and 54976. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54956 and 54976.

Prime Factorization of 54956

Prime Factorization of 54976

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54956 and 54976.

LCM(54956,54976) = 2⁶ × 11¹ × 1249¹ × 859¹
LCM(54956,54976) = 755315264