What is the Least Common Multiple of 57372 and 57387?

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 57372 and 57387 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57372 and 57387, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57372,57387) = 3
LCM(57372,57387) = ( 57372 × 57387) / 3
LCM(57372,57387) = 3292406964 / 3
LCM(57372,57387) = 1097468988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57372 and 57387 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57372 and 57387. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57372 and 57387.

Prime Factorization of 57372

Prime Factorization of 57387

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57372 and 57387.

LCM(57372,57387) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 683¹ × 11¹ × 37¹ × 47¹
LCM(57372,57387) = 1097468988