What is the Least Common Multiple of 54971 and 54977?

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 54971 and 54977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54971 and 54977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54971,54977) = 1
LCM(54971,54977) = ( 54971 × 54977) / 1
LCM(54971,54977) = 3022140667 / 1
LCM(54971,54977) = 3022140667

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54971 and 54977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54971 and 54977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54971 and 54977.

Prime Factorization of 54971

Prime Factorization of 54977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54971 and 54977.

LCM(54971,54977) = 7¹ × 7853¹ × 13¹ × 4229¹
LCM(54971,54977) = 3022140667