What is the Least Common Multiple of 57147 and 57162?

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 57147 and 57162 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57147 and 57162, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57147,57162) = 3
LCM(57147,57162) = ( 57147 × 57162) / 3
LCM(57147,57162) = 3266636814 / 3
LCM(57147,57162) = 1088878938

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57147 and 57162 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57147 and 57162. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57147 and 57162.

Prime Factorization of 57147

Prime Factorization of 57162

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57147 and 57162.

LCM(57147,57162) = 3¹ × 43¹ × 443¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 1361¹
LCM(57147,57162) = 1088878938