What is the Least Common Multiple of 57226 and 57236?

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 57226 and 57236 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57226 and 57236, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57226,57236) = 2
LCM(57226,57236) = ( 57226 × 57236) / 2
LCM(57226,57236) = 3275387336 / 2
LCM(57226,57236) = 1637693668

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57226 and 57236 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57226 and 57236. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57226 and 57236.

Prime Factorization of 57226

Prime Factorization of 57236

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57226 and 57236.

LCM(57226,57236) = 2² × 13¹ × 31¹ × 71¹ × 41¹ × 349¹
LCM(57226,57236) = 1637693668