What is the Least Common Multiple of 57237 and 57246?

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 57237 and 57246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57237 and 57246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57237,57246) = 3
LCM(57237,57246) = ( 57237 × 57246) / 3
LCM(57237,57246) = 3276589302 / 3
LCM(57237,57246) = 1092196434

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57237 and 57246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57237 and 57246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57237 and 57246.

Prime Factorization of 57237

Prime Factorization of 57246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57237 and 57246.

LCM(57237,57246) = 3¹ × 19079¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 47¹
LCM(57237,57246) = 1092196434