What is the Least Common Multiple of 57346 and 57362?

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 57346 and 57362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57346 and 57362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57346,57362) = 2
LCM(57346,57362) = ( 57346 × 57362) / 2
LCM(57346,57362) = 3289481252 / 2
LCM(57346,57362) = 1644740626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57346 and 57362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57346 and 57362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57346 and 57362.

Prime Factorization of 57346

Prime Factorization of 57362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57346 and 57362.

LCM(57346,57362) = 2¹ × 53¹ × 541¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 43¹
LCM(57346,57362) = 1644740626