What is the Least Common Multiple of 57244 and 57257?

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 57244 and 57257 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57244 and 57257, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57244,57257) = 1
LCM(57244,57257) = ( 57244 × 57257) / 1
LCM(57244,57257) = 3277619708 / 1
LCM(57244,57257) = 3277619708

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57244 and 57257 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57244 and 57257. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57244 and 57257.

Prime Factorization of 57244

Prime Factorization of 57257

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57244 and 57257.

LCM(57244,57257) = 2² × 11¹ × 1301¹ × 31¹ × 1847¹
LCM(57244,57257) = 3277619708