What is the Least Common Multiple of 57312 and 57318?

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 57312 and 57318 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57312 and 57318, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57312,57318) = 6
LCM(57312,57318) = ( 57312 × 57318) / 6
LCM(57312,57318) = 3285009216 / 6
LCM(57312,57318) = 547501536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57312 and 57318 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57312 and 57318. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57312 and 57318.

Prime Factorization of 57312

Prime Factorization of 57318

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57312 and 57318.

LCM(57312,57318) = 2⁵ × 3² × 199¹ × 41¹ × 233¹
LCM(57312,57318) = 547501536