What is the Least Common Multiple of 57168 and 57177?

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 57168 and 57177 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57168 and 57177, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57168,57177) = 9
LCM(57168,57177) = ( 57168 × 57177) / 9
LCM(57168,57177) = 3268694736 / 9
LCM(57168,57177) = 363188304

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57168 and 57177 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57168 and 57177. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57168 and 57177.

Prime Factorization of 57168

Prime Factorization of 57177

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57168 and 57177.

LCM(57168,57177) = 2⁴ × 3² × 397¹ × 6353¹
LCM(57168,57177) = 363188304