What is the Least Common Multiple of 57018 and 57038?

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 57018 and 57038 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57018 and 57038, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57018,57038) = 2
LCM(57018,57038) = ( 57018 × 57038) / 2
LCM(57018,57038) = 3252192684 / 2
LCM(57018,57038) = 1626096342

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57018 and 57038 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57018 and 57038. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57018 and 57038.

Prime Factorization of 57018

Prime Factorization of 57038

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57018 and 57038.

LCM(57018,57038) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 43¹ × 19² × 79¹
LCM(57018,57038) = 1626096342