What is the Least Common Multiple of 57173 and 57182?

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 57173 and 57182 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57173 and 57182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57173,57182) = 1
LCM(57173,57182) = ( 57173 × 57182) / 1
LCM(57173,57182) = 3269266486 / 1
LCM(57173,57182) = 3269266486

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57173 and 57182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57173 and 57182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57173 and 57182.

Prime Factorization of 57173

Prime Factorization of 57182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57173 and 57182.

LCM(57173,57182) = 57173¹ × 2¹ × 28591¹
LCM(57173,57182) = 3269266486