What is the Least Common Multiple of 57272 and 57282?

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 57272 and 57282 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57272 and 57282, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57272,57282) = 2
LCM(57272,57282) = ( 57272 × 57282) / 2
LCM(57272,57282) = 3280654704 / 2
LCM(57272,57282) = 1640327352

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57272 and 57282 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57272 and 57282. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57272 and 57282.

Prime Factorization of 57272

Prime Factorization of 57282

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57272 and 57282.

LCM(57272,57282) = 2³ × 7159¹ × 3¹ × 9547¹
LCM(57272,57282) = 1640327352