What is the Least Common Multiple of 57420 and 57429?

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 57420 and 57429 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57420 and 57429, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57420,57429) = 9
LCM(57420,57429) = ( 57420 × 57429) / 9
LCM(57420,57429) = 3297573180 / 9
LCM(57420,57429) = 366397020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57420 and 57429 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57420 and 57429. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57420 and 57429.

Prime Factorization of 57420

Prime Factorization of 57429

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57420 and 57429.

LCM(57420,57429) = 2² × 3⁴ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 709¹
LCM(57420,57429) = 366397020