What is the Least Common Multiple of 57142 and 57147?

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 57142 and 57147 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57142 and 57147, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57142,57147) = 1
LCM(57142,57147) = ( 57142 × 57147) / 1
LCM(57142,57147) = 3265493874 / 1
LCM(57142,57147) = 3265493874

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57142 and 57147 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57142 and 57147. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57142 and 57147.

Prime Factorization of 57142

Prime Factorization of 57147

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57142 and 57147.

LCM(57142,57147) = 2¹ × 28571¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 443¹
LCM(57142,57147) = 3265493874