What is the Least Common Multiple of 57318 and 57324?

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 57318 and 57324 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57318 and 57324, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57318,57324) = 6
LCM(57318,57324) = ( 57318 × 57324) / 6
LCM(57318,57324) = 3285697032 / 6
LCM(57318,57324) = 547616172

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57318 and 57324 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57318 and 57324. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57318 and 57324.

Prime Factorization of 57318

Prime Factorization of 57324

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57318 and 57324.

LCM(57318,57324) = 2² × 3¹ × 41¹ × 233¹ × 17¹ × 281¹
LCM(57318,57324) = 547616172