What is the Least Common Multiple of 57170 and 57188?

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 57170 and 57188 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57170 and 57188, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57170,57188) = 2
LCM(57170,57188) = ( 57170 × 57188) / 2
LCM(57170,57188) = 3269437960 / 2
LCM(57170,57188) = 1634718980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57170 and 57188 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57170 and 57188. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57170 and 57188.

Prime Factorization of 57170

Prime Factorization of 57188

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57170 and 57188.

LCM(57170,57188) = 2² × 5¹ × 5717¹ × 17¹ × 29²
LCM(57170,57188) = 1634718980