What is the Least Common Multiple of 57408 and 57421?

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 57408 and 57421 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57408 and 57421, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57408,57421) = 13
LCM(57408,57421) = ( 57408 × 57421) / 13
LCM(57408,57421) = 3296424768 / 13
LCM(57408,57421) = 253571136

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57408 and 57421 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57408 and 57421. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57408 and 57421.

Prime Factorization of 57408

Prime Factorization of 57421

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57408 and 57421.

LCM(57408,57421) = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 7¹ × 631¹
LCM(57408,57421) = 253571136