What is the Least Common Multiple of 57197 and 57203?

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 57197 and 57203 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57197 and 57203, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57197,57203) = 1
LCM(57197,57203) = ( 57197 × 57203) / 1
LCM(57197,57203) = 3271839991 / 1
LCM(57197,57203) = 3271839991

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57197 and 57203 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57197 and 57203. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57197 and 57203.

Prime Factorization of 57197

Prime Factorization of 57203

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57197 and 57203.

LCM(57197,57203) = 7¹ × 8171¹ × 57203¹
LCM(57197,57203) = 3271839991