What is the Least Common Multiple of 57426 and 57432?

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 57426 and 57432 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57426 and 57432, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57426,57432) = 6
LCM(57426,57432) = ( 57426 × 57432) / 6
LCM(57426,57432) = 3298090032 / 6
LCM(57426,57432) = 549681672

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57426 and 57432 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57426 and 57432. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57426 and 57432.

Prime Factorization of 57426

Prime Factorization of 57432

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57426 and 57432.

LCM(57426,57432) = 2³ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 563¹ × 2393¹
LCM(57426,57432) = 549681672