What is the Least Common Multiple of 57378 and 57388?

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 57378 and 57388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57378 and 57388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57378,57388) = 2
LCM(57378,57388) = ( 57378 × 57388) / 2
LCM(57378,57388) = 3292808664 / 2
LCM(57378,57388) = 1646404332

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57378 and 57388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57378 and 57388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57378 and 57388.

Prime Factorization of 57378

Prime Factorization of 57388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57378 and 57388.

LCM(57378,57388) = 2² × 3¹ × 73¹ × 131¹ × 14347¹
LCM(57378,57388) = 1646404332