What is the Least Common Multiple of 57156 and 57176?

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 57156 and 57176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57156 and 57176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57156,57176) = 4
LCM(57156,57176) = ( 57156 × 57176) / 4
LCM(57156,57176) = 3267951456 / 4
LCM(57156,57176) = 816987864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57156 and 57176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57156 and 57176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57156 and 57176.

Prime Factorization of 57156

Prime Factorization of 57176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57156 and 57176.

LCM(57156,57176) = 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 433¹ × 7¹ × 1021¹
LCM(57156,57176) = 816987864