What is the Least Common Multiple of 57236 and 57252?

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 57236 and 57252 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57236 and 57252, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57236,57252) = 4
LCM(57236,57252) = ( 57236 × 57252) / 4
LCM(57236,57252) = 3276875472 / 4
LCM(57236,57252) = 819218868

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57236 and 57252 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57236 and 57252. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57236 and 57252.

Prime Factorization of 57236

Prime Factorization of 57252

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57236 and 57252.

LCM(57236,57252) = 2² × 41¹ × 349¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 367¹
LCM(57236,57252) = 819218868