What is the Least Common Multiple of 57246 and 57264?

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 57246 and 57264 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57246 and 57264, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57246,57264) = 6
LCM(57246,57264) = ( 57246 × 57264) / 6
LCM(57246,57264) = 3278134944 / 6
LCM(57246,57264) = 546355824

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57246 and 57264 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57246 and 57264. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57246 and 57264.

Prime Factorization of 57246

Prime Factorization of 57264

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57246 and 57264.

LCM(57246,57264) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 47¹ × 1193¹
LCM(57246,57264) = 546355824