What is the Least Common Multiple of 57224 and 57230?

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 57224 and 57230 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57224 and 57230, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57224,57230) = 2
LCM(57224,57230) = ( 57224 × 57230) / 2
LCM(57224,57230) = 3274929520 / 2
LCM(57224,57230) = 1637464760

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57224 and 57230 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57224 and 57230. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57224 and 57230.

Prime Factorization of 57224

Prime Factorization of 57230

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57224 and 57230.

LCM(57224,57230) = 2³ × 23¹ × 311¹ × 5¹ × 59¹ × 97¹
LCM(57224,57230) = 1637464760