What is the Least Common Multiple of 57252 and 57268?

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 57252 and 57268 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57252 and 57268, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57252,57268) = 4
LCM(57252,57268) = ( 57252 × 57268) / 4
LCM(57252,57268) = 3278707536 / 4
LCM(57252,57268) = 819676884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57252 and 57268 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57252 and 57268. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57252 and 57268.

Prime Factorization of 57252

Prime Factorization of 57268

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57252 and 57268.

LCM(57252,57268) = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 367¹ × 103¹ × 139¹
LCM(57252,57268) = 819676884