What is the Least Common Multiple of 57012 and 57026?

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 57012 and 57026 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57012 and 57026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57012,57026) = 2
LCM(57012,57026) = ( 57012 × 57026) / 2
LCM(57012,57026) = 3251166312 / 2
LCM(57012,57026) = 1625583156

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57012 and 57026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57012 and 57026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57012 and 57026.

Prime Factorization of 57012

Prime Factorization of 57026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57012 and 57026.

LCM(57012,57026) = 2² × 3¹ × 4751¹ × 28513¹
LCM(57012,57026) = 1625583156