What is the Least Common Multiple of 57138 and 57156?

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 57138 and 57156 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57138 and 57156, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57138,57156) = 6
LCM(57138,57156) = ( 57138 × 57156) / 6
LCM(57138,57156) = 3265779528 / 6
LCM(57138,57156) = 544296588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57138 and 57156 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57138 and 57156. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57138 and 57156.

Prime Factorization of 57138

Prime Factorization of 57156

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57138 and 57156.

LCM(57138,57156) = 2² × 3¹ × 89¹ × 107¹ × 11¹ × 433¹
LCM(57138,57156) = 544296588