What is the Least Common Multiple of 57573 and 57578?

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 57573 and 57578 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57573 and 57578, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57573,57578) = 1
LCM(57573,57578) = ( 57573 × 57578) / 1
LCM(57573,57578) = 3314938194 / 1
LCM(57573,57578) = 3314938194

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57573 and 57578 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57573 and 57578. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57573 and 57578.

Prime Factorization of 57573

Prime Factorization of 57578

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57573 and 57578.

LCM(57573,57578) = 3² × 6397¹ × 2¹ × 28789¹
LCM(57573,57578) = 3314938194