What is the Least Common Multiple of 54000 and 54018?

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 54000 and 54018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54000 and 54018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54000,54018) = 18
LCM(54000,54018) = ( 54000 × 54018) / 18
LCM(54000,54018) = 2916972000 / 18
LCM(54000,54018) = 162054000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54000 and 54018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54000 and 54018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54000 and 54018.

Prime Factorization of 54000

Prime Factorization of 54018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54000 and 54018.

LCM(54000,54018) = 2⁴ × 3³ × 5³ × 3001¹
LCM(54000,54018) = 162054000